Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] more than the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With these decisions Darwin became more than the protégé of Lyell . |
| 2 | Now , Harry was certain , Cornelius meant more than the length of time a middle-aged man should give himself to recover from influenza . |
| 3 | This might imply that Thucydides knew more than the Assembly did . |
| 4 | Lear drew more than the short straw on the Birds of Europe . |
| 5 | The grand design of a single market for Europe requires more than the guarantee of free trade found in the Treaty of Rome . |
| 6 | Italy required more than the current quota of 18,500 passes per month , but Austria sought the transfer of more Italian freight to the railways and other concessions . |
| 7 | Having had only two weeks in which to complete the work , Mr Chettle burned more than the midnight oil to finish it in time . |
| 8 | The JD Tele costs more than the Squier Hank , but will it prove to be better ? |
| 9 | with the GDR proved more than the conservatives ' right wing could stomach . |
| 10 | These pressures led Sir John to speculate more than the scientific data allowed and the national reaction was out of all proportion to the real facts . |