Example sentences of "[to-vb] [det] than [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the need for speedy disposal of the dead — and that organized by others than the coffin-makers — together with a dwindling supply of wood in the face of more work than they could handle , few involved in the trade were going to do more than fabricate a utilitarian box of standard shape . |
| 2 | Effective management of a county interest required the politician to do more than strike a bargain in which a vote , or votes , was the return for immediate patronage . |
| 3 | In offices with E-mail systems a fax can be copied to hundreds of different destinations without having to do more than make a few entries on the key-board . |
| 4 | John Major will need to do more than provide a discreet crossing from worthy words to anti-social acts . |
| 5 | In these few paragraphs we have not been able to do more than provide a sketchy summary of these rich concepts . |