Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [det] than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pictures , on the other hand , must do more than just illustrate the story . |
| 2 | They may argue as a point of fact that , to carry on a taxable ‘ business ’ ( or ‘ economic activity ’ — the terminology in the EC 's Sixth Directive , Art 4(1) and ( 2 ) ) and so use the partial exemption rules , the person must do more than just sell a mere , say , £5 worth of food , drink , tobacco , matches , magazines , books , postcards , camera films , audio or video tapes , cassettes , compact discs , records , sunglasses or combs each year . |
| 3 | ‘ We must do more than simply continue to meet the stringent safety and environmental standards imposed by statute . ’ |
| 4 | It prepares the way for the main body of the essay or answer to the question and should do more than just " set the scene " . |
| 5 | you know , we should have more than just |
| 6 | To compete in business you 'll need more than just a good idea — you 'll need commercial ability and experience to create that viable growing concern . |
| 7 | ‘ I think you 'll do more than just wish me success . |
| 8 | This satisfaction is relative , one or either may emerge less than entirely happy with the result . |
| 9 | But perhaps one day he would want more than just to know . |
| 10 | In that sorry , in agriculture when there was a good harvest , prices would fall more than proportionately to the change in quantity . |
| 11 | At all events , it is difficult to see how such a gain would do more than very marginally modify the picture which has been outlined . |
| 12 | The father went on : ‘ I believe she said he had stopped breathing for a couple of seconds , and if we had n't had him at the hospital when it happened we would have more than likely lost him . ’ |
| 13 | Only one of Benjamin James 's children would prove more than usually difficult to communicate with as time went by : young Marwood James Henry , a strangely elusive character in many ways . |
| 14 | If you are pregnant , or breastfeeding , for example , you will need more than double the recommended daily amount of calcium . |
| 15 | Perhaps even more worryingly it also predicts that French companies will benefit more than either . |
| 16 | If visiting or entertaining friends is difficult , this is the first and most important problem to be tackled , because maintaining ( or restoring ) this particular activity will do more than almost anything else to keep life in balance . |
| 17 | It is true that Jacob will emerge more than just unscathed from the danger that fills his mind as he returns home . |
| 18 | But cutting greenhouse emissions from transport will take more than just improving the efficiency of cars and trucks . |
| 19 | We believe it will take more than just gentle persuasion to bring an end to over-specification and waste . |
| 20 | We believe it will take more than just gentle persuasion to bring an end to over-specification and waste . |
| 21 | But , according to Keith , this will take more than simply organising hardware and writing the appropriate software . |
| 22 | whatever it pays if it 's , if it 's better will pay more than obviously what you 're gon na get from either or . |
| 23 | In many instances this does not matter at all , because the full screen , ungridded printout will serve more than adequately as a reminder of the actual design which is stored in the Me \ directory computer memory . |
| 24 | Saving the elephant will require more than just working in Africa . |
| 25 | ‘ The taxman will get more than double that . |
| 26 | Now rail travellers arriving in Darlington will notice more than just a handful of changes compared to six years ago . |
| 27 | Germon is another wicketkeeper who can bat more than passably , like Young , Tony Blain , Adam Parore and , of course , Ian Smith . |
| 28 | First , it can cover more than just your PC . |
| 29 | There are many ways of saving for an event like a wedding that will make sure that you can buy more than just the confetti . |
| 30 | You can do more than just watch a programme once , straight through . |