Example sentences of "more [subord] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any event the handing of the letters to the son could amount to no more than using him as a messenger . |
| 2 | Ribbing in the stitches on either side of the cable draws the work in more than allowing it to ladder down , which makes working a sample piece very important . |
| 3 | If you locate your own specimens it is worth so very much more than catching one with a name . |
| 4 | Karen would n't commit adultery behind Dennis 's back , but there was nothing that excited her more than doing it under his nose . |
| 5 | There is nothing to be gained by translating dollars into pounds in this story any more than doing it in a bank , so the money is untouched . |
| 6 | Provided they are not mentally impaired , and we are able to exercise tact , the truth , spoken in love , will always achieve more than saying nothing in order to ‘ keep the peace ’ , and harbouring resentments which fester in the mind and inevitably make us bad-tempered towards them for reasons they do not understand . |
| 7 | It does not drive them mad any more than depriving them of any other sort of sleep , although one early report did suggest the reverse , and was highly publicized . |
| 8 | Of course , such a device is doing more than protecting them from an over-exciting adventure ; it is also in a calmer way building up their anticipation of a real mystery . |