Example sentences of "[noun sg] more than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SENIOR defence officials held private talks with Devonport dockyard on securing its future more than a year before the ministry unveiled plans to strip Rosyth of its nuclear refitting work . |
| 2 | It was an admonition more than a reprimand . |
| 3 | At a meeting with the consortium more than a week ago , Caledonian directors said they would help only if they were given a controlling interest in the pit . |
| 4 | You had the feeling , when you pictured her , that she looked like a boy more than a woman . |
| 5 | Nothing obscures the outlines of an orchestral passage more than a drum roll on an unrelated note . |
| 6 | After events at Chelmsford on April 30 poor Scotland probably need a guide-dog more than a Guide . |
| 7 | Riding on the back of a tempestuous wind , this journey became an epic of its time , being accomplished at a speed which remained unequalled until surpassed by an aeroplane more than a century later . |
| 8 | After the 1945 election more than a quarter of the Conservative parliamentary party had been at Eton . |
| 9 | so it looks as if she saves half of her money and then spends a bit more than a quarter . |
| 10 | You just want a quick glance at it to see what she , oh well half of it 's saved and then a bit more than a quarter . |
| 11 | A bit more than a quarter on sweets and a bit less than a quarter on stationery . |
| 12 | Ewan is the 2,000th disabled person to find a job in the area of Glasgow , Renfrew and Dumbarton since the Employment Service set up a committee to spearhead initiatives in this field more than a year ago . |
| 13 | And all are derived from one Pininfarina concept car — the Dino Berlinetta Speciale — which made its debut more than a quarter of a century ago at the 1965 Paris show . |
| 14 | The Catacomb Abyss More than a game … |
| 15 | ‘ There 's a real scene in Dublin , a vibe more than a scene . |
| 16 | She sold the place more than a year ago . |
| 17 | Daniels is a thinker more than a doer when it comes to rehearsing tricks . |
| 18 | ‘ Just afterwards , he said he had decided not to do it because of other work commitments , so the project came to a halt as a result of the difficulty in finding an actor to play the part ; it was n't really a gag script — it was made for an actor more than a comedian . |
| 19 | To make matters worse , the value of homes has dropped dramatically since they were fixed for the council tax more than a year ago . |
| 20 | Mr Bird ( not Mrs — not in 1830 ) started that second-hand clothing business more than a century and a half ago . |
| 21 | A 17-YEAR-OLD Fermanagh youth has died in hospital from injuries he received in a road accident more than a week ago . |
| 22 | A story neglected sometimes damages the truth more than a story mistold does . |
| 23 | Rebellion was a mark of achievement more than a sign of weakness . |
| 24 | The story traces the experiences of an idealistic volunteer called Chris Taylor ( Charlie Sheen ) from his arrival in Vietnam in 1967 to his departure more than a year later . |
| 25 | A resolution of the European Parliament early in 1989 called upon the Faroese to ban the use of the gaff from boats and in water more than a metre deep . |
| 26 | This , together with the formal dress and language of the ( largely male ) participants , gave the whole event more than a touch of courtroom formality . |
| 27 | It is n't and has n't been since players first received silver for kicking a ball more than a century ago . |
| 28 | He made great play of all the tasks in the Casa Guidi he had been left to do — furniture to repair , decorations to see to — but to Wilson 's experienced eye they would not have occupied an energetic person more than a month at the most . |
| 29 | But he was , after 1819 , an observer more than a participant . |
| 30 | Sunday Sport thrived on its advertising but was a cheaply produced magazine more than a newspaper . |