Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the defence requested more time to prepare their case , Jeffries raged , ‘ I will not give him a minute 's time more to save his life ’ . |
| 2 | Sixty-five regardless bearing in mind we 've now offered women the opportunity to earn more money from the year two thousand and ten , and not retiring until sixty-five . |
| 3 | From that first step into making money there is a pattern of change in product or profession or activity which is explained by the opportunity to make more money . |
| 4 | Loring Wylie , chairman of Degenkolb Associates , a firm of consulting engineers based in San Francisco , says the technique requires more testing . |
| 5 | It stimulates the central nervous system , increasing the heart beat rate and blood pressure , leading to the heart needing more oxygen . |
| 6 | This leads to the heart needing more oxygen . |
| 7 | As the computer takes more responsibility for routine and mundane processes and tasks , the computer professional has yet more opportunity for creative effort . |
| 8 | At the end of my five laps , I wheedled and wangled for another session , saying that the photographer needed more time to get his shots . |
| 9 | The clerk sipped more tea . |
| 10 | Within my college work , I had already taken the decision to devote more time and concentration to HNC/Ds ; just because they work smoothly and efficiently and have a good reputation is no excuse for not keeping actively in touch with this area . |
| 11 | Once you have traced out your basic floor plan and work triangle you can develop the rest of the kitchen to include more work space ( like a pastry or baking preparation area ) , more storage , other appliances , an eating area ( if there 's room ) , perhaps a desk area , and look into more technical details like electric outlets , and lighting . |
| 12 | Grace went into the kitchen to make more tea . |
| 13 | Fortunately the building suffered more injury than what the men did , thankfully , but obviously of course the building by insurance it would still , it was still a nasty shock for the owner occupier of the house . |
| 14 | Once the user becomes more technology literate , the next phase ( exploitation of IT ) occurs . |
| 15 | The story pays more attention to the rescue of the single family of Rahab , and to the metallic treasures of the city , than it does to them . |
| 16 | After a meeting on Sept. 13 in London with UK Foreign Office and Commonwealth officials Sein Win appealed to the West to put more pressure on the SLORC . |
| 17 | The duchess caused more ill-feeling and was jeered when she jumped hour-long queues on the slopes . |
| 18 | well done , I never can get that word out I stumble with it every time and that gets a signal from the brain that says this is a difficult situation this is something I 'm not used to this is some I it 's very primitive it 's it 's from the days in the jungle or whatever er a fear of fright over absolute it 's fight or flight , and that 's why you start breathing quicker because the blood wants more oxygen because it 's ready to run or to fight because the muscles , it is |
| 19 | If the public acceptance of psychoanalysis meant anything for secondary selection it did mean that the scientificity of any description of the mind became more suspect — its subjectivity more evident . |
| 20 | Following discussions , the IBOA requested more information on areas that concerned the membership . |
| 21 | I hope that the BBC will make more effort in the future to bring more coverage of major tennis events , for example Grand Slams like the French Open , on the scale of coverage they had for Wimbledon because I am sure that there are many people who are in the same situation as me and would like more tennis on TV . |
| 22 | With a check , the pianist has more control over the action of the piano and is offered a greater dynamic range . |
| 23 | The car received more publicity when a feminist group complained that shots of Naomi appearing in a leather outfit complete with whip in a fantasy bondage scene was ‘ sexist and disgusting ’ . |
| 24 | First , the institution needs more floor space and begins to build in the grounds . |
| 25 | Many experts argue that the Persian knot makes it easier to produce intricate , curvilinear designs by enabling the weaver to tie more knot to the square inch , but this theory is by no means universally accepted in the carpet trade . |
| 26 | John cut Angela 's hair short around the neck to create more body and fullness on top of the head . |
| 27 | That is an extreme case but a marketing man may subtly resist the plan to move from premium pricing to commodity pricing , or he may sabotage the plan to squeeze more profit out of old products rather than spend money on new ones . |
| 28 | She and her parents , Les and Fran , will have to spend another few months in the US as the youngster receives more treatment . |
| 29 | This allows both sets of points to be placed in the ice to give more support ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 30 | It also has the capacity to do more evil than any other species known on earth . |