Example sentences of "[to-vb] [det] [noun] than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The all-talking , all-colour films continued to receive more praise than perhaps could have been expected . |
| 2 | The academic , intellectual types also have a cultural background and are interested in aspects of the arts , and erm we are very fortunate , I think , also in that people are able to give more time than perhaps business people , and so a number of the members of the committee are university people and we are able to use the Gardner Arts Centre , which has become quite an exciting area , in that it 's open to experimental production , so therefore we attract a lot of the London critics . |
| 3 | it might also be necessary to include more acceptances than just the minimal ones in order to accommodate this type of distinction . |
| 4 | The foundation of a national Board of Education signalled the acceptance within the official culture of a need for policies that would co-ordinate an efficient and fully national system of education , and also allowed the voices of dons who had been calling for a transformation of the traditional curriculum to carry more weight than ever before . |
| 5 | That procedure became operative so effectively that I think the management subsequently realized that unless they had shop stewards who were capable of discussing the matter intently you know , and objectively , then they were on a loser , because they then stood to lose more productivity than hitherto . |
| 6 | Huge stands will be erected around the main grass court in early July to ensure more spectators than ever get a chance to witness the talents of some heroes and heroines of yesteryear . |
| 7 | Children in Hartlepool will soon be able to have more fun than ever , thanks to the borough council . |
| 8 | Mum always bragged about never borrowing off anyone but I had noticed that since Dad had been on short time she seemed to have more money than ever to spend and was getting more friendly with the neighbours she could not stand as a rule . |
| 9 | ‘ There is a lot of anxiety about their legal responsibilities and they are having to have more meetings than ever before . ’ |