Example sentences of "[det] than [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I mean , this is important to read this than turn up at the garage . |
| 2 | Beyond pouring oil on troubled waters , the Queen can do no more than dig in for the long wait , guided by her husband . |
| 3 | The only girl , Roberta , or Berta , as the family called her , was the same age as her cousin Sandy and although ‘ chesty ’ as they said , she was certainly spirited enough , and more than kept up with all the boys . |
| 4 | The times they are a-changing , however , and the Church is doing no more than facing up to the inevitable , as did the Anglicans as long ago as 1968 . |
| 5 | So we 're more than looking forward to reviewing this one , although before we examine it in detail perhaps we should take a quick look at Lowden 's model-numbering system , since with so many different options available , like cutaways , special inlays , different bindings and decoration , it 's sometimes hard to spot which model is which . |
| 6 | Their often very high and frequently untaxed earnings from gratuities at the large and lavish events at which they serve more than make up for the low basic rates they are paid , the absence of substantial fringe benefits and the existence of a short off-season in which they can not earn . |
| 7 | But when she 's at home , Sue Lawley loves nothing more than getting down to some old-fashioned housework |
| 8 | To avoid that fate , Microsoft will have to do more than keep ahead in the business , and of the rivals , that it has today . |
| 9 | In black this detailing might be inoffensive , but in colour-coordinated white the Carlsson looks as if it would enjoy nothing more than hanging around outside Stringfellows waiting to pick up Page Three girls . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend will concede that we have more than lived up to our promise that our Army of the future , as the Select Committee report said , will be outstandingly well equipped . |
| 11 | It might require them to behave authoritatively , submissively , wickedly or shrewdly ; the role might be labelled explorer , prime minister , designer or archaeologist , but they will do no more than adapt functionally to the situation of the drama just as they would adapt to roles required in a game — just as they once learnt to adapt to the limited number of roles imposed on them in real life . |
| 12 | This more than made up for the Tramway Department 's loss of revenue resulting from the suspension of the service ! |
| 13 | The care and attention he received was first class throughout his stay and although he missed out on a family Christmas at home , the staff more than made up for it and he was showered with extra presents which helped to speed his recovery . |
| 14 | There had never been a great deal of money , but no one had ever gone hungry and the feelings of warmth and love between the members of the family had more than made up for the lack of luxuries . |
| 15 | Trading down helped the firm grab business from smaller operators and more than made up for falling sales of its classier Gainsborough furniture in the six months to end September . |
| 16 | The cost is more than made up for by the fact that virtually no man-hours are lost through strike action . |
| 17 | Non-ruminants can not extract much energy from the hard parts of the plant ; however , this is more than made up for by the fact that food passes much more quickly through their guts . |
| 18 | To her disappointment , she had not been able to find a Château La Tour Monchauzet vintage on the wine-list , but the half-bottle of Côtes de Bergerac that she chose instead more than made up for it . |
| 19 | That 'll mean less business for the animal crematorium — but its owners say that 'll be more than made up for by the increasing number of people who are choosing to have their familly pets cremated . |
| 20 | The expectation was that the losses sustained by the low cover price would be more than made up by the larger circulation and by advertising . |
| 21 | Patricia and Sue were more than fed up with being constantly left out in the cold , usually on the pavement outside women 's events because of lack of physical access . |
| 22 | After a long day at the office Richard likes nothing more than to drive home to his little pad in Huntley for a quiet night in with 21 year old , Sarah . |
| 23 | But it was n't that late , and he was n't particularly tired , and he knew that he 'd do little more than lie there on the hard mattress tormenting himself with thoughts of that waitress . |
| 24 | I want nothing more than to walk along on the darkened plain , the moon as strong as winter sunlight in London , speaking Maa with this man . |
| 25 | Would the amount which would be given to ailing industries be more than taken away from healthy ones ? |
| 26 | One of those kittenish creatures he remembered from the films of his childhood in the Fifties , clad in waist-high , baby-doll nightdresses , women who seemed to enjoy nothing more than lying back among the yellow nylon sheets and allowing themselves to be strangled . |
| 27 | The legs and knees take a belt — — you are , after all , suffering most of the strains of downhill skiing and for longer at a stretch — but the distance travelled more than makes up for that . |
| 28 | But what sets A.agassizii apart from all other known species , and more than makes up for any deficiency in the dorsal ‘ plumage ’ , is its splendid tail . |
| 29 | The quality of the sound however more than makes up for this . |
| 30 | The tutorial supplied is excellent and more than makes up for the formal style of the manuals . |