Example sentences of "[vb infin] more than [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hopes to show that , although we can not know quite what the former say we can , nevertheless we can still know more than the latter allow . |
| 2 | Only rarely do plans consider more than the simple spatial attributes of the housing stock . |
| 3 | What 's more , we 'll need more than a fair share of luck . ’ |
| 4 | If you want more , go inland ; if you can get by with less , stay in the city ; if you do n't need more than a square foot or so , go to the islands . |
| 5 | Harper 's own wife would need more than a few such compliments when he reached home , for she had been adamantly opposed to her husband travelling to Brussels . |
| 6 | Which towns will need more than the average number of ( i ) schools and ( ii ) hospitals and nursing homes ? |
| 7 | Do you live far from a good shopping area so that you will need more than the average amount of food storage space and a large deep freeze ? |
| 8 | Historians of science who want to understand the development of contemporary theories will need more than the printed journals , they will need access to the electronic resource . |
| 9 | In crystallography , each lattice point can accommodate more than a single atom . |
| 10 | The reverse happens when flying southerly headings and the compass will show more than the actual amount of the turn , so carry on past your actual heading . |
| 11 | But as we leave the twentieth century and reflect on the last 100 years , we should expect more than a shallow gallery of designer fancies . |
| 12 | For the direct benefit of pupils it will be individual partners who will matter more than a grand design of co-operation . |
| 13 | Many great rivers — the Ganges and the Indus , the Amazon and the Yangtze — are so muddy that the animals swimming in them can not see more than a few inches ahead . |
| 14 | Should setpiece equality form the plot , what prospects are there for Scotland 's backs to build on their Ireland display and will we see more than the limited offerings which the Welsh managed against England ? |
| 15 | This meant that not only did the boots weigh more than a small car , but I was obliged to wear four pairs of socks to stop my feet moving about in them and turning my heels into chilli con carne . |
| 16 | For reasons which will become apparent , I will not provide more than a brief overview of this approach . |
| 17 | You could never expect things to last , after all , could not plan more than a few days ahead . |
| 18 | Your call should not cost more than a first class stamp . |
| 19 | Naturally , it will cost more than a basic policy . |
| 20 | Shirts that left Comme des Garçons with a one-hundred-pound price tag will be knocked down for a bargain price ; and a man 's shirt that looks good on a woman will cost more than the men-only variety . |
| 21 | The only constraint on attempts to acquire a larger budget is that it would cost more than the total value to the politicians of the service , the value of additional output being zero . |
| 22 | As before , when she was on the Northern Line , she thought there must be some rule , some operating law , that would stop more than a limited , controlled number getting in . |
| 23 | Neither did the nose drop more than a few degrees below the horizon . |
| 24 | This meant that nearly all packs would contain more than the declared weight . |
| 25 | Go on ; but do n't stay more than a few minutes . ’ |
| 26 | Do n't worry , Billy , I wo n't stay more than a few hours and by that time I 'll know one way or the other . |
| 27 | On the contrary , the total possible marks are divided equally among all the questions , and no answer can earn more than the appropriate marks for that question . |
| 28 | Although this Arrowana is relatively cheap when young , I would not recommend more than the single specimen in an aquarium of this size . |
| 29 | The rest of this book will not produce more than a flawed account of some of the arguments that have been advanced both concerning the physical and moral nature of God ( because even if a God existed , there is still the question of whether we should worship Him or rebel against Him ) . |
| 30 | Books can be sold on their jackets to impulse buyers who may well not read more than a few pages once they have bought them . |