Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] more than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as we leave the twentieth century and reflect on the last 100 years , we should expect more than a shallow gallery of designer fancies . |
| 2 | He would have to pretend , however , that Carole was as keen as he was that Amaranth should have more than a fair crack of the whip . |
| 3 | You 'll need more than a bottle of rum to get through this disaster of a voyage ! |
| 4 | What 's more , we 'll need more than a fair share of luck . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm sure it 'll cost more than a quid but seeing as you ca n't like get more than a mile long piece anyway so |
| 6 | But it 'll take more than a few bruises to soften him up . |
| 7 | It 'll take more than a tender touch to help the victims of the oily sea . |
| 8 | He 'll get more than a short back and sides at this men-only beauty salon . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it 'd take more than a lot of nomes and some string to fly it , anyway . ’ |
| 10 | Faithful to him , even if they would have to be apart sometimes , as he 'd be faithful to her , although he knew she 'd take more than a little convincing about that . |
| 11 | ‘ It 'd take more than a few facts to convince Dudley Ford that he 's mistaken ! |
| 12 | There could be a need to check forensic evidence , for example , or to prevent a suspect absconding , or to travel to a far-away police station where the investigation was being conducted , and any of these could take more than a day . |
| 13 | And it could take more than a change of luck to lift them off the bottom of the table . |
| 14 | I think you 'd get more than a t parking ticket looking at it for M O T wise if he get pulled . |
| 15 | Actually , Trevor could get more than a little noisy . |
| 16 | They were lovely clothes , beautifully made from fine materials , and if Ellie took a tuck with her hand at the back of the dresses , and turned the hems up a good six or nine inches , looking in the dressing mirror she could get more than a fair impression of how she might look once she too was a young woman . |
| 17 | ‘ To be honest , at first I did n't have a clue how long I 'd stay , ’ says Bassett , ‘ so I can understand why some locals did n't think I 'd last more than a season or so . |
| 18 | If only they could see me in the office now I 'd turn more than a few heads . |
| 19 | Harper 's own wife would need more than a few such compliments when he reached home , for she had been adamantly opposed to her husband travelling to Brussels . |
| 20 | ‘ To make you happy , Schätzchen , I would give more than a Brancusi , ’ Thomas said softly . |
| 21 | I would n't hesitate about going along to another of the band 's gigs where , it is to be hoped , the audience would give more than a round of applause for the amount of hard work put into the show . |
| 22 | As before , when she was on the Northern Line , she thought there must be some rule , some operating law , that would stop more than a limited , controlled number getting in . |
| 23 | Thinking it had taken the old baggage long enough to show some concern , and it would take more than a few mumbled words to alter things . |
| 24 | Add the life and colour of cities such as New York , Washington , San Francisco and Vancouver , and this is a land it would take more than a lifetime to truly discover . |
| 25 | ‘ From what I 've seen of Officer Hassan , it would take more than a missing golf-club to prise him away from his suicide theory . ’ |
| 26 | It would take more than a sharp tongue to cut down Alexander Vass . |
| 27 | Today so few theatregoers travel by bus that it would take more than a strike of the red giants to kill anything on stage . |
| 28 | ‘ It would take more than a ring to get me into your bed , ’ she retorted furiously . |
| 29 | ‘ In places this size , you come away saying it would take more than a day to see them , ’ said Mr Craig . |
| 30 | There would be a concern to clarify the confusion which exists as to the " right " and " proper " principles for the British constitution today and then there would be an attempt to secure them against repeal or amendment except by some specially prescribed procedure that would involve more than a simple majority in the House of Commons . |