Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is important to be aware of the limitations of the statistical concept of style before going on to a more realistic assessment of its value . |
| 2 | Growing up in the more liberal atmosphere of secularist nationalism in the 1950s and 1960s , it was easy to forget the vigour of Islam . |
| 3 | Introduced last summer to bring stock car racing back to a more affordable level , their early outings showed promise , with the Christmas meeting at Foxhall producing 30 starters and some excellent racing . |
| 4 | As you can see , unless you feel that there is something suspect about the property , such as an extension which you feel may be badly constructed , or it is very old ( say , 18th century ) it is really not worth paying out for the more in-depth survey in the initial stages , which costs twice as much as the ordinary valuation survey . |
| 5 | The technical parts of the job — the sampling procedures , the use of chemicals and equipment — can be learned by going around with a more experienced officer for a week or so . |
| 6 | But this will have to involve levelling up to the more advantaged rather than levelling down to the lesser , although future benefits can be reduced so long as diminution is applied equally to both sexes . |
| 7 | Before moving on to the more advanced aspects of wave riding let us consider what should happen in the first attempts . |
| 8 | We might feel tempted to say that Wittgenstein 's account may be true of sensations ; but that there is no such thing as a sensation of blue , and so there is no reason why a private linguist could not start by naming the way things look to him before moving on to the more difficult talk of the way things actually are . |
| 9 | Rather than moving back to a more conventional approach based on genuine consultation , it had opted for a system giving it greater control . |
| 10 | But despite flying back to the more forgiving climate of Cairns , his fever showed no signs of leaving him . |
| 11 | A solution of common salt contains sodium ions and chloride ions jostling about in a more or less chaotic fashion . |
| 12 | Unless it is prodded and pulled by the government , what is to stop it rolling over into a more comfortable position ? |
| 13 | Hunt found fame and fortune in the glamorous world of Grand Prix culminating in his Formula One world championship victory in 1976 before settling down to a more sedate career as a BBC TV commentator . |
| 14 | There was something about cutter work — glamour , adventure , battling the elements , or just plain escapism — call it what you will , but once you had experienced it you had great difficulty in settling down to the more prosaic existence ashore . |
| 15 | Kingfisher shot up from 487p to 570p before settling back at a more realistic 530p , while Marks & Spencer rose 24 to 325p and Dixons put on 26 to 236p . |