Example sentences of "[vb infin] more than [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You 'll need more than a bottle of rum to get through this disaster of a voyage !
2 Negotiation and discussion will achieve more than a row , but if a clash is unavoidable , explain to them why you were shouting .
3 Secondly , it allowed them to make virtue out of a necessity by pushing law and order once more ideologically centre-stage as another area where the individual could do more than the State .
4 ‘ You ca n't possibly do more than an hour , not after a full day 's rehearsal .
5 ‘ To make you happy , Schätzchen , I would give more than a Brancusi , ’ Thomas said softly .
6 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 .
7 Names and positions are as important as addresses and telephone numbers and some directories do not give more than the editors ' and advertisement managers ' names .
8 Sotheby 's Harry Dalmeny said : ‘ You ca n't estimate the price of notoriety , his Military Cross and other medals may fetch more than the £2,000 we estimated . ’
9 Whilst out selling with sales manager Anne King [ and sold £1,500 in two days ] , they had an appointment with a certain Mr Gomez who could n't speak more than a couple of words of English .
10 perhaps this was because he could hardly see more than a yard in front of his face .
11 Her shoulder-length hair obscured her face , though Alice moved position to try and see more than a slab of cheek .
12 As she walked to it , Huy wished that he could see more than the slit in the dress revealed .
13 The size of the neat , compact body is deceptive : the Devon can weigh more than a Hereford or Beef Shorthorn .
14 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
15 ‘ The only kind of central heating possible would be solid fuel and to install it would cost more than the cottage is worth . ’
16 Old binders can still be found at farm sales , but few are in good working order and spare parts and canvases may cost more than the machines themselves .
17 A number of software vendors such as Bitstream , Adobe and Microsoft themselves can supply extra fonts but they may cost more than the budget user can afford .
18 As there were cars to spare , if one was found with a defect , for which a replacement part might cost more than the cost of a licence , it was withdrawn particularly if the route on which it worked was nearing its closure .
19 The Chelsea Flower Show is probably not the most obvious place to pick up a bargain — lead lions rampant and Medici urns atop Corinthian columns must cost more than the Governor of the Bank of England earns in a week to transport there , let alone purchase .
20 Coun. Ian Paterson ( C ) said he was worried the Dolphin Centre would eventually cost more than the £4.5m. allocated .
21 On a long cruise the courtesy ensigns can cost more than the charts and wear out quicker .
22 Also , the cost of services has to be borne , in the main , from central or local government coffers , because most older people can not meet more than a fraction of the costs of the high levels of labour-intensive care they need .
23 And you can control more than the heating , SECURITY LIGHTING , many WASHING MACHINES , DISHWASHERS AND TUMBLE DRYERS can all be programmed .
24 I do n't feel I can face more than a snack in this heat … ’
25 The description is saved as part of the worksheet , not as a separate file , so the filename you choose can contain more than the regulation eight letters .
26 6 October , 1835 FELIX MENDELSSOHN writes to his family from Leipzig : ‘ The day after I accompanied the Hensels to Delitzsch , Chopin arrived here ; he would not stay more than a day , and so we spent it together entirely , and played music .
27 Do n't eat more than a bird , I daresay . ’
28 Claudia could n't eat more than a morsel of the beef Roman had ordered .
29 At tea breaks and lunchtime I never saw him eat more than a bar of chocolate or a biscuit .
30 Space does not permit more than a summary of the aspects the would-be consultant needs to consider jointly to ensure both a good beginning and optimum development for such a group , and readers are therefore referred to the guidelines offered in detail elsewhere ( cf Hanko 1985/7 ) .
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