Example sentences of "for more than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In my day , if you held the ball for more than a second you got clattered , really clattered . ’ |
| 2 | For a girl who before her recent adventure had never been away from home alone for more than a weekend , the prospect which this room and Madame Chardin 's rules evoked was a daunting one . |
| 3 | Whether yours is a family garden which has to sustain the rigorous attentions of children , a more sedate garden for entertaining al fresco , or a small city garden with little room for more than a couple of raised flowers beds , a patio can give your home and lifestyle a whole new dimension . |
| 4 | Even the biggest stars rarely sell 6m copies ( as Janet must do if Virgin is to make a profit ) for more than a couple of records . |
| 5 | The second , or spare rod , is never left to fish for itself for more than a couple of minutes . |
| 6 | Kelly liked the man but dreaded those rare occasions when their conversations lasted for more than a couple of sentences . |
| 7 | I ca n't hang around with anyone , if I hang around with anyone that 's a smackhead for more than a couple of days , then it 's going to be tempting , so I 've got to keep meself away from them . |
| 8 | One broken collar-bone , and a cut on the back of his shoulder — and even that refused to bleed for more than a couple of minutes . |
| 9 | For more than a mile in each direction not a tree , not a bush , scarcely a blade of grass , grew . |
| 10 | The metal road that left the highway twisted between pine-clad hills for more than a mile before it dropped to the lower level of a wide plateau that stretched along the river cliffs . |
| 11 | And for more than a mile they threaded their way around the standing pools that reached from the verges out into the drying roadway . |
| 12 | Thereafter , and for more than a generation , Germany was the stage on which the rival powers played out their conflicts . |
| 13 | However , " for more than a generation " university schools of English have been dominated by " historical critics " attempting the " impossible " task of fully recovering " the meaning imputed to a poem by the author and his contemporaries " . |
| 14 | In what , the chairman of the working party responsible for it and president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland , described as ‘ the most fundamental change in audit reporting probably for more than a generation ’ , the SAS seeks to close the so-called expectations gap and bring practice into line with recommendations of the report of the Cadbury committee on corporate governance , of which was also a member . |
| 15 | The Act provided for the division among primary , secondary , and higher education — and , within secondary education , between secondary modern and grammar schools — that was to form the basis of the educational system for more than a generation . |
| 16 | No-one told him that BCR trains had already been working into Craven Arms for more than a fortnight . |
| 17 | Omagh boss Paul Kee had been chasing the tall Limerick central defender for more than a fortnight . |
| 18 | I had n't been there for more than a minute when the skipper bellowed : ‘ This is melanoma country , mate . |
| 19 | It 's a whirlwind ride which rarely lingers for more than a minute on individual songs until we reach the '90s and the Zoo TV extravaganza . |
| 20 | But after a week of total failure to concentrate for more than a minute he had to acknowledge to himself that nothing was going right . |
| 21 | He shook his arm vigorously for more than a minute , but it was impossible to tell in the uneven twilight whether it dropped out or not . |
| 22 | Besides , he 'd never be able to sustain it for more than a minute or two . |
| 23 | He listened to the ringing tone repeated for more than a minute before he gave up . |
| 24 | And these hung still , though alertly braced , for more than a minute , while the torch he carried ranged round the interior of the passage , and leaked little sparks of muted light into the outer day . |
| 25 | When he had finished , she said nothing for more than a minute , but continued to stare at him , as if still seeking the assurance she had hoped his account would supply . |
| 26 | Oh , that 's called a howler , that 's a howler , if you leave your handset off the hook for more than a minute , 25 seconds , or is it 60 I ca n't remember , for a length of time you get the howler . |
| 27 | Her breezy smile left little room for more than a grin of agreement . |
| 28 | I 'm looking for more than a secretary , you understand . |
| 29 | Such a mood of concern has existed now for more than a decade and seems to mirror uncertainties of role occurring elsewhere in society . |
| 30 | The IRA statement of responsibility had incorrectly named another man , the brother of a well-known Belfast republican , as the victim of the shooting , accusing him of having a bizarre paramilitary career stretching for more than a decade . |