Example sentences of "[to-vb] more than [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This underscores the need for it to provide more than musical training for its members . |
| 2 | The theory of limited government appears to demand more than simple majority rule . |
| 3 | Whose fiendful fortune may exhort the wise Only to wonder at unlawful things , Whose deepness doth entice such forward wits , To practise more than heavenly power permits . |
| 4 | A few unusual drugs such as digoxin may be secreted actively by the intestinal mucosa , but this process is unlikely to contribute more than passive diffusion does to the effect of activated charcoal on drug clearance . |
| 5 | It is certainly true that conditions were such that developers were prepared to pay more than existing use prices for land ; but the conditions were extraordinary . |
| 6 | Alexander 's disappointment was indescribable ; he now thought that he would never again be able to have more than temporary relief . |
| 7 | Much more one can not say , because although Mitchell made admirable attempts to colour and project his lines , the quartet playing was so uncommitted and flabby , so lacking in dynamic range and in lustre , that Crawford 's music had little chance to make more than superficial impact . |
| 8 | Ted puffed energetically at his , uncertain yet whether to congratulate himself on being parked up here with this very attractive young girl , or to commiserate with himself for his failure to make more than token progress . |
| 9 | Perhaps it was the nagging awareness that he too had hoped to gain more than mere gratification from their acquaintance . |