Example sentences of "time [prep] more than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Mexico accounted in recent times for more than a third of the world 's production of silver , the extraction and working of the metal began there only late in the first millennium A.D. |
| 2 | I had little time for more than a quick glance round the room . |
| 3 | But there was no time to admire the view , no time for more than a swift impression of airiness and light , of deep , comfortable furniture in maize-coloured linen , before she closed the door quickly . |
| 4 | That image of things would dominate men 's notions of space and time for more than a century . |
| 5 | I 've always been too busy building up my business to spare time for more than a few brief affairs . ’ |
| 6 | CHURCH collections have fallen for the first time for more than a decade , it emerged today . |
| 7 | A very sticky variety clings to each new copy for an average time of more than an hour before it finally breaks free and the process can begin again . |
| 8 | Looking after the ‘ tribe ’ is the number one priority , but Mary was always looking at ways of continuing her artistic leanings and it was to heraldry that she returned , this time with more than a hint of aviation to it ! |
| 9 | ENGLAND have two squash players in the world 's top seven for the first time in more than a decade . |
| 10 | Manager Kevin Keegan was delighted by Kristensen 's form as the 28-year-old tasted 90 minutes of first-team action for the first time in more than a year . |
| 11 | Within a few months , for the first time in more than a decade , observers began to detect a thaw in Franco-Soviet relations . |
| 12 | One particularly notable vessel which he designed was the Stirling Castle , famed for her speed , for example , when in 1882 she brought home a cargo of 6,000 tons of China tea from Hankow in twenty-eight days , beating the previous best time by more than a week . |