Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [prep] more [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their thing was that they must ask for more than what they really hoped to get . |
| 2 | 5 No subdivision of the X -axis should account for more than half the range of the X -values found in the data . |
| 3 | I did n't want to place myself in the hands of someone who might insist on more than I was prepared to give . |
| 4 | A failure to understand this essential point could lead to more than a trade war . |
| 5 | And few could ask for more than that . |
| 6 | His coming meant that the radio station could deal with more than news bulletins and official talks . |
| 7 | The government 's North Sea oil take is depressed at present but will be on a rising trend as production begins to rise again to its 1985 peak and could account for more than a third of public spending . |
| 8 | Eisenhower 's comments to reporters on the outcome at Geneva may hint at more than a desire to present a brave face to the world . |
| 9 | However , to raise this income to £140.90 per week the family would need to more than double their earnings , from £75 a week to £165 a week ( Hansard , 28 July 1988 , col. 509 ) . |
| 10 | However , in instances whereby an originating office makes a request for assistance that would result in more than simply providing a favour' then a fee is appropriate and its level should be determined directly between the two offices concerned . |
| 11 | It was Emily who had suggested this ‘ drink after work ’ , and he knew it would lead to more than that . |
| 12 | Conservative backbenchers put pressure on the government to provide safeguards for households which would lose by more than a certain amount . |
| 13 | Calculating the changes under multilateral abandonment of protection requires some assumptions on world prices , in particular that they would rise by more than under unilateral action . |
| 14 | The famous experiments carried out and observed by Erikson at the University of California indicate that such arguments may amount to more than outmoded Freudian theorising . |
| 15 | The OECD , in its latest review of Ireland , forecasts that growth will fall by more than half this year , to 2.2% ; and it worries that the government 's hard-headed policies are going soft . |
| 16 | The infant Elizabeth will learn that being promised a sweet for behaving herself will result in more than the mere probability of its arrival ; the penny will have dropped when she realises that a promise entitles her to the reward — it is her due , to which she has a right . |
| 17 | She demonstrates that policies of amelioration will do in more than touch the surface unless fundamental gender inequalities are addressed . |
| 18 | The gutter will cope with more if laid with a slight ( 1 in 600 ) fall rather than being laid level . |
| 19 | We should have a full house for Portsmouth which will come in more than handy . ’ |
| 20 | What assurance can he give the House that that will amount to more than crumbs from the European Commission 's table ? |
| 21 | The Vision 's control fascia is so good looking that it will turn on more than just the gas . |
| 22 | Modern professionals can hope to more than equal Rhodes ' achievements — viz. Club Professional Keith Williams , who in three consecutive friendlies in 1983 returned 63 , 63 and 67 and then followed these with a ‘ professional ’ 68 . |
| 23 | Yet it is very hard to believe that this sort of explanation can account for more than a handful of hoards , if any . |
| 24 | Food is the most important item in the expenditure of most households in the Third World and can account for more than three-quarters of the budget of a poor urban family . |
| 25 | It made our day to know that MKM can help with more than just knitting advice . |