Example sentences of "you more than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wrong policy could cost you more than a pocketful of dreams . |
| 2 | J. B. Priestley recognised this in the extract chosen by Mr Hamilton from The Good Companions : ‘ … it [ Bruddersford United AFC ] offered you more than a shilling's-worth of material for talk during the rest of the week , a man who had missed the last home match of t'United had to enter social life on tiptoe in Bruddersford . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Thank you , but this time I need n't keep you more than a minute . |
| 4 | ‘ Ah , Maria , ’ Michele spoke in Italian , ‘ I 'm sorry to call at such an awkward time , but I wo n't keep you more than a minute . ’ |
| 5 | If the repayment is made to you more than a year after the end of the year for which the repayment is due — and is more than £25 — the Inland Revenue will automatically pay you ( tax free ! ) interest . |
| 6 | They need not cost you more than a meal out and a trip to the theatre , yet they will provide many more hours of pleasure . |
| 7 | Remember , though , that the same planning and building rules apply as for a kit garage ; and the job will almost certainly cost you more than a kit garage would . |
| 8 | Demonstrations of on-line systems and implementation via the all important OSI standard that will give you more than a taste of what is already possible in the Age of Information . |
| 9 | So many things happen in Amsterdam that it is impossible to give you more than a taste of the events for 1992 . |
| 10 | As so many things will be happening throughout Floriade it is impossible to give you more than a taste of the events to come . |