Example sentences of "[det] than [vb base] [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | To avoid that fate , Microsoft will have to do more than keep ahead in the business , and of the rivals , that it has today . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Before she could do more than smile up at him , he had kissed her eyes , her lips , the soft skin of her neck just below her ear , and then he began to unbutton her clothes . |