Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] more [subord] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has watched and sighed at the conveyor belt of busted rackets and aspirations — as successive decades of dewy-eyed schoolgirls have emerged from the manicured suburban court retreats in the romantic search for more than strawberries at Wimbledon . |
| 2 | She has watched and sighed at the conveyor belt of busted rackets and aspirations — as successive decades of dewy-eyed schoolgirls have emerged from the manicured suburban court retreats in the romantic search for more than strawberries at Wimbledon . |
| 3 | If you 've not used the colour changer before , or not used your ribber for more than welts , it is wise to start by using the colour changer just to knit striped plain rib . |
| 4 | RENTOKIL was quick off the mark yesterday when it decided to increase its dividend by more than earnings to compensate for the Chancellor 's decision to cut the tax credit on dividends from 25 per cent to 20 per cent . |
| 5 | Not only did he own Werner Lines , a worldwide shipping empire with more than vessels in commission , but he had also branched out into the freight industry over the past four years and succeeded in cornering an important section of its competitive market by buying out a succession of small , struggling companies and amalgamating them under an experienced board of directors answerable only to him . |