Example sentences of "[to-vb] [det] than [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The present book does not pretend to do more than help students to lay some of the foundations of scoring methods , but of course they should be encouraged to keep abreast of all fruitful developments that take place .
2 If you wish to do more than pay lip service to communication , consider these two key questions :
3 Other people , such as the author of a book , do not have the right to do more than offer suggestions which are a few among the thousands possible .
4 Even if the Carlists were unlikely ever to possess more than nuisance value , the Falange , with its wider appeal and rapid growth-rate , was a different matter .
5 Local authorities are expected to pay more than lip service to this requirement .
6 But if this is to prove more than gesture politics , a number of challenges must be faced .
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