Example sentences of "[vb past] more than a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , in his mid-sixties and preparing to retire , he created more than a literary stir with the publication of a series of poems in vers libre on contemporary themes ( Fascism , war , pacifism ) which , in 1944 , were published in a volume entitled Y Dwymyn ( The Fever ) ( 2nd edn. 1972 ) . |
| 2 | As he shaved his reflection seemed to be the face of a low criminal — or like one of Bodo 's associates — and when he went into the sitting-room his wife bore more than a passing resemblance to an exceptionally severe judge about to condemn that criminal to hard labour for life . |
| 3 | Although rental accommodation comprised more than a third of Pittsburgh 's housing only 5 per cent of URA housing expenditure was expressly devoted to this sector . |
| 4 | But ‘ the Eddie ’ signified more than a mere sporting spectacular : it was a celebration of a way of life . |
| 5 | I get the impression that the disappearance last year of Sounds and Record Mirror caused more than a slight fluttering in the dovecote and that the paper has since tended to concentrate more on This Week 's Sensation and less on the diverting things going on on the fringe . |
| 6 | Gerry Burton 's announcement in April last year that he would not be seeking re-election as Kidson Impey 's national senior partner caused more than a few raised eyebrows . |
| 7 | My open support of the Irish struggle , reading pro-Sinn Fein poems at school assembly when it was my turn to choose a reading two weeks after the Birmingham pub bombing caused more than a little outrage and several stern pep talks , culminating in threatened expulsion from the headmistress . |
| 8 | Neither retreated more than a few steps before attacking with renewed ferocity , driving the other back . |
| 9 | Boswell certainly did not consider that it merited more than a brief mention , and was in no way put out by it . |
| 10 | Grant was withheld as a penalty if local authorities spent more than a specified amount and this involved detailed assessments of each authority 's needs for expenditure . |
| 11 | It achieved more than a four per cent swing in the West Midlands and won seven of its nine target seats , with only Coventry South West and Dudley West failing to fall . |
| 12 | Glenn Hoddle raised more than a few eyebrows when he took over at the County Ground last April . |
| 13 | Voluntary members made more than a fair ‘ consumer contribution ’ to the costs of adult education , their unpaid efforts helped to keep those costs down and they were entitled to more grant-aid from public funds . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , ’ concludes David , ‘ you got more than a quick response to that one ! |
| 15 | 6 survived the crash but no one lived more than a few days . |
| 16 | He could n't know how much she loved him — would probably be horrified if he guessed she felt more than a physical attraction . |
| 17 | ‘ He took more than a proper liking to me , and when I indicated that I was not interested in his advances he had me cast off … without a reference , so that I can not find suitable employment . ’ |
| 18 | They moved more than 3,000 tonnes of soil and sourced more than a 1,000 tonnes of clean building rubble , completing this task by the middle of January 1990 . |
| 19 | His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso , the 14th Dalai Lama , who having fled Tibet in 1959 — nine years after the country was occupied by China — lived in exile in India , welcomed the lifting of martial law but expressed the hope that it represented more than a superficial " public relations exercise " . |
| 20 | Inland , the Annamite Cordillera thrust its purple peaks towards the afternoon sky , but neither Joseph Sherman nor his mother gave more than a passing glance to the spectacular mountain and ocean scenery outside the car . |
| 21 | Abel , for example , is obviously a Democrat , as he slipped more than a few anti-Reagan barbs into his presentation . |
| 22 | Until 1975 , for each week during which you earned more than a minimum amount , a stamp went on your national insurance card . |
| 23 | Denmark , the country that likes to say no , ruffled more than a few egos when they said yes to becoming European Championship substitutes and drew with England in their opening game before going on to win the trophy . |
| 24 | Although there were delays in the criminal courts , they seldom lasted more than a few months . |
| 25 | Among the assaults on males , it was only the two acquittal cases where the media coverage lasted more than a single day . |
| 26 | Selling such statements to thirteen-year-old girls is something which had more than a small measure of the bizarre . |
| 27 | His instincts finally rang the bell and told him this man had more than a casual interest in what might be going on downstairs . |
| 28 | I had more than a casual interest in politics . |
| 29 | There 'd been a lot of changes under the malais , I 'll give them that , even if most of the development was for reasons of military necessity and accomplished , like the Japanese for whom they had more than a sneaking admiration , with forced-draft labour . |
| 30 | This was the brainchild of Martin and Hermon Bond , two farmers , who had more than a passing interest in golf . |