Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between the pathologists and police communication was intermittent , for they were parted by more than space . |
| 2 | Lucien was convinced his feelings were based on more than physical desire . |
| 3 | Now the management of Sakata and Ray Shepherd were locked in more than mental combat . |
| 4 | Among other measures in the budget , excise duties on tobacco products , petrol and diesel fuel were increased by more than the level of inflation ; the rate of corporation tax was cut from 35 to 34 per cent for 1990-91 and further to 32 per cent for 1991-92 ; and increases were made in child benefit . |
| 5 | I feel assured , however , no one regrets the inconvenience and annoyance our supporters were subjected to more than the Coventry executive … |
| 6 | When asked what a woman wants , no qualities other than those in the table were mentioned by more than half our sample . |
| 7 | In many cases , the latter variables were accounted for more than initial variables — ; ‘ first or last words were in many cases influential in my decision making process ’ and ‘ found that the last few adjectives had more influence especially if they reflected negative points of the personality ’ . |
| 8 | As for the pieds noirs , his attitude was tinged with more than a little contempt : he did not think that " southern types " like them could threaten his regime . |
| 9 | As far as Ipswich is concerned , with the exception of the community psychiatric nurse , no one service was received by more than a minority of either sample . |
| 10 | However , as with all fostering schemes , it was seen as more than just a means of putting roofs over heads . |
| 11 | However , under historic cost accruals accounting , for an asset which was sold for more than was paid for it , then the net gain would be income : only the initial cost would be called capital . |
| 12 | If the factory was sold for more than it cost , if the net gain was treated as income and if a new factory had to be built at the new ( higher ) prices , then the capital would have been eroded . |
| 13 | The A55 Conwy tunnel was closed for more than an hour . |
| 14 | Icy hold-up : Birk Brow on the Guisborough-Whitby moor road was closed for more than an hour yesterday morning because of ice . |
| 15 | Before the elections of 1964 , 1966 , and 1970 , real personal disposable income was rising at more than double its normal rate of growth — so supporting the political business cycle thesis , but Alt suggests that these " short pre-election spurts may not do the government of the day all that much good , and there is no evidence that they do ( at least if short-term enough ) the economy any particular harm " . |
| 16 | However , if it was expanding at more than a certain critical rate , gravity would never be strong enough to stop it , and the universe would continue to expand forever . |
| 17 | THE annual rate of inflation was reduced by more than half during the three Conservative administrations after May , 1979 , but unemployment more than doubled during that time . |
| 18 | Thus , in a number of stages during the 1980s , the Conservatives cut the basic rate of income tax by nearly a quarter ( from 33p to 25p in the £ ) while the top rate was reduced by more than half . |
| 19 | Academic ability was to count for more than ‘ redness ’ and class background , offering a ‘ new dawn ’ ( ZGQN 1988 ( 1 ) : 2 ) for China 's youth . |
| 20 | Beijing University 's intake alone was cut by more than half . |
| 21 | I was left in more than the literal darkness . |
| 22 | The cost of Onumoz was estimated at more than US$330,000,000 , most of which was committed by donors meeting in Rome on Dec. 15 . |
| 23 | She half believed him now , simply because she knew a man like Luke would n't invent something of this nature , but the belief was shot through with a conviction that he was talking about more than sating an inconvenient lust . |
| 24 | Our more cynical age , though , might suspect that Gilbert 's generosity was motivated by more than spiritual interest in the boy 's welfare ! |
| 25 | For rabbinical Judaism , militant activity was perceived as more than just an embarrassment . |
| 26 | ‘ You 're a good boy , Wayne , ’ Angelica had said , and they 'd both known that she was meaning for more than just the errand . |
| 27 | Part of hir was afraid Jahsaxa was planning on more than just keeping hir as a highclass whore . |