Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] more [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , Harry , I get the impression he takes far more than a professional interest in Alice . |
| 2 | Whether the idea survives as more than a fad remains to be seen . |
| 3 | The initial , almost instantaneous , elongation produced by the application of the tensile stress is inversely proportional to the rigidity or modulus of the material , i.e. an elastomer with a low modulus stretches considerably more than a material in the glassy state with a high modulus . |
| 4 | The advanced study of History demands far more than a retentive memory for facts or an ability to describe fluently the course of an historical event . |
| 5 | The company , Cuba Paquetes , sends out more than a ton of goods each week ; last week , it sent nearly two tons of medicine and clothing . |
| 6 | Mr Havel 's Civic Forum may be some way behind East Germany 's New Forum , but it can draw upon a reservoir of informally networked dissent which dates back more than a decade . |
| 7 | Mr Havel 's Civic Forum may be some way behind East Germany 's New Forum , but it can draw upon a reservoir of informally networked dissent which dates back more than a decade . |
| 8 | The Railway Age , which brings together more than a century and a half of railway tradition on a single site in the heart of Cheshire is set to become a major tourist attraction of national significance , and is located within the town 's famous rail interchange , one of the largest in Europe . |