Example sentences of "[vb base] [det] than [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Port Solent has a choice of houses and apartments to suit the various needs of the yachtsman and those who want more than a home on the waterfront . |
| 2 | Deep deep in a limestone cave where the stalagmites grow less than an inch a century , but still tower so high as to humble the cathedrals of the surface , the shaking fear of the ground woke a dreaming dragon . |
| 3 | Many industrial buying decisions involve more than the buyer and in some cases the technical specifier , production personnel and finance personnel are involved . |
| 4 | At The American College in London you earn more than a degree — you receive an education with a career focus and individual attention from faculty who are professionals in their fields . |
| 5 | As it is , basic-rate taxpayers who earn more than the £16,900 ceiling face a marginal tax rate of 25% , while those earning less than the ceiling face a rate of 34% . |
| 6 | If you earn more than the LEL , you pay contributions on all earnings — a big disincentive to raising your hours , and therefore your pay , by that small amount . |
| 7 | Against assorted sporting Peugeots , Volkswagens and Rovers , some of which cost less than the S depending on specification , Ford 's newcomer would n't stand a ghost of a chance and you do n't need a back-to-back group test to confirm it . |
| 8 | One strange thing is that the buzz is worse when the volume pot is turned half-way on and gets less noisy when full up , but even then it 's still noisier than my brother 's Squier which cost less than the pickups on my guitar ! |
| 9 | It 's estimated that over ten million people now earn less than the Council of Europe 's decency threshold for wages . |
| 10 | It was mizzling steadily , so I had lashed out on a minibus ticket , which cost more than a taxi would here . |
| 11 | You can choose glasses that cost more than the value of your voucher and pay the difference yourself . |
| 12 | You deserve more than a medal . |
| 13 | Good luck , Mr Greer , you deserve more than a medal . |
| 14 | A team is a small group ( 6 to 8 people is a typical size ) who co-operate together in such a way that they accomplish more than the sum total of the individuals . |
| 15 | Urban Hype do it as well as anyone else , but you crave more than the Barney McGrew nonsense of ‘ Trip ( geddit ? ) |
| 16 | Do not think that your horse will do better if you add more than the recommendations , the fact is that too much is more harmful than too little . |
| 17 | ‘ I read more than the newspapers . |
| 18 | For there 's nothing the Scots enjoy more than the scoring of own goals . |
| 19 | Today , of course , the process is mechanized ; four hundred razor-sharp cutting discs slice more than a yard of cloth in one swift pass . |
| 20 | The style and method of management matter less than the question of whether the headteacher can collaborate with other schools and is prepared to make adjustments and concessions in the way the school is run in order to allow better pooling of time , staff or other resources . |
| 21 | PRINCE Albert of Monaco , above , has been hit with a paternity suit less than a month after beating a similar claim . |
| 22 | The complex was rebuilt after a firebomb attack more than a year ago , and its owners certainly have made the most of the opportunity . |
| 23 | In the wild clownfish seldom stray more than a metre or so from their anemone and are therefore good aquarium subjects , finding no difficultly in settling down in the confines of the average home system . |
| 24 | Well , I , I wan na go skiing as well , so you get more than a day trip . |
| 25 | But the community care reforms imply more than a shift in the location of care . |
| 26 | The ladies of our period of whom we know more than the name were almost always ladies of exceptional character or talent , who force themselves on our notice partly at least for this reason . |
| 27 | so we know more than the characters do |
| 28 | But there is little doubt in my mind that the future will only go to the large company if that large company is really able to release the energies and the synergies that ought to be a part of the grand design and make more than the sum of the parts . |
| 29 | We lack more than a will , and a needed oblivion ; we lack even the starting point of identity : a name . |
| 30 | the pundits reckon more than a £100,000 resting on the Pall mall alone . |