Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we had cold weather credits the children could play in the bedroom and have more space . ’ |
| 2 | She only had to shake a hand to increase the revenue and bring more publicity to the organization than any amount of money could buy . |
| 3 | If you are a fifty-year old person , losing some weight and doing more exercise will improve your looks and your outlook on life , but you will not look twenty years old . |
| 4 | The finer the gauge of machine , the more needles it has , so if you move down a gauge with your fine yarn , you will get a better fabric and have more needles with which to knit the larger sizes . |
| 5 | Sugars , in particular glucose , were introduced ‘ for energy ’ , on the notion that because the body digests carbohydrates down to glucose , the main circulating fuel of the body , then taking glucose directly would shortcircuit the digestion and provide more energy . |
| 6 | And a new tax bonus to boost the film industry and encourage more movie-making throughout the UK . |
| 7 | ‘ They had the highest scorer and won more games — but everyone seemed to enjoy the evening . |
| 8 | She did it by careful eating and taking more exercise and , whatever anyone else tries to tell you , that is the only way to be sure of losing weight . |
| 9 | Men teachers claim to understand what was required for the review slightly better than women , to experience slightly more preliminary discussion about the review and to take more part in staff questionnaires as a review strategy . |
| 10 | Rogers Communication Inc 's Toronto-based Rogers Cablesystems says it has successfully demonstrated Digital Video Compression on its cable system : the technology will give Rogers cable subscribers ‘ near video-on-demand ’ capability and offers more flexibility , it says . |
| 11 | Erm , Mr mentioned about erm , the new provisions would cut down the paperwork , work and put more policemen on , police on the beat . |
| 12 | The rub was that the women said that when the wife went out to work and earned more income for the family , it meant ‘ you live up to your wages ’ . |
| 13 | Yeah his got to do another stress test and have more level . |
| 14 | A recently introduced system to be applied to factories functioning in related areas , similar to the East German kombinat , reduced bureaucracy in enterprise management and allowed more autonomy in decision making . |
| 15 | The topping out ceremony by Mr Hutchinson , community affairs manager of BAT Industries , celebrated the first phase of expansion plans which include altering the dining hall and providing more room for science and technology . |
| 16 | She spurted out a tinkling laugh and flicked more cigarette ash into the lager can . |
| 17 | You take the card back next time and they put it in a machine and add more points to it . |
| 18 | Having decided to invest in new and expensive equipment it may then be appropriate to market actively for more work in a particular field in order to maximise the use of the equipment and enable more staff to become proficient in its use . |
| 19 | When I first came to the Commission , cases like these caused more anxiety and provoked more anger and complaint than any others we dealt with . |
| 20 | The sixth paragraph returns to the subject of the Tadchester Development Zone and gives more information . |
| 21 | The idea was to promote more open rugby and see more points being scored . |
| 22 | ‘ Once she was a hit , we could have sat on the first contract and made more money from her . |
| 23 | Mr Albion Small , former manager of the Eldon Gardens complex in Newcastle , has been appointed manager of the Cornmill and said on Wednesday he was confident the centre would weather the current recession and attract more shoppers to Darlington , bringing more business to other shops and offices in the town centre . |
| 24 | Although there is usually a link between time and resources , this is not always the case and adding more staff can be counterproductive at certain stages of a job . |
| 25 | She paused and then because he said nothing , but only kept a silence full of sympathy and put more bread on her plate , she burst out , ‘ I did everything wrong that I could . |
| 26 | As a change and to provide more nourishment , try pouring yogurt over them and topping them with fresh fruit . |
| 27 | By providing this service you can monitor the response and encourage more sales . |
| 28 | As reported by Draeger , the area-wide traffic restraint project there involved 17 towns and was aimed at improving road safety in residential areas , raising the quality of living , reducing noise and providing more space for pedestrians and for children 's play . |
| 29 | As the board leaves the wave , use the front foot to lift the windward rail , thereby encouraging the wind to catch under the board and giving more lift . |
| 30 | He was imagining himself sitting in a tiny Kayak in the middle of the Severn looking up at a wall of water , anything from six to nine feet high depending on conditions , bearing down on him at twelve miles an hour and making more noise than a fast approaching train . |