Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adv] more [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | Course they were worried because they they 'd bit off more than they could chew , same as you say about this like you see . |
2 | That brief reference to his stepfather was haunting her , and she wished she 'd found out more while she had the chance . |
3 | My own swollen hand seemed to hurt even more as I watched him . |
4 | The frustration turned to anger on more than one occasion . |
5 | Officials emphasized that this move , anticipated to last not more than three months , did not constitute a step towards a state of emergency but simply formalised the existing situation . |
6 | A few children were also placed with child-minders , who were awarded additional payments by the council if the child required sufficient extra attention that s/he needed to take up more than one place . |
7 | Yesterday a spokesman for Reg Vardy said the firm and Rolls- Royce had carried out more than £1,000 worth of work to rectify the steering problem , including fitting two new road wheels . |
8 | Hungary had turned back more than one million people from its borders since October 1991 , when it restricted the conditions of entry into the country . |
9 | Hungary had turned back more than one million people from its borders since October 1991 , when it restricted the conditions of entry into the country . |
10 | He had to knock twice more before Mitch heard and opened up . |
11 | I had to ring twice more before Jozef answered the phone . |
12 | He had taken not more than two strides and yet he was leaving her behind . |
13 | By the time of the First World War the company had taken over more than 50 small companies , as well as the docks at Hull ( q.v. ) , and its chief locomotive and wagon works at Doncaster employed nearly 5,000 people . |
14 | The tracker had ridden ahead more than once during the day , and to the rear and flanks also , though Riven could not imagine them being followed in cold such as this . |