Example sentences of "more [subord] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact it took a revolutionary medical technique for Ian to be able to play again , but only for the Palace Reserves , for the first team were , at that time at least , more than holding their own in Division One . |
| 2 | But Birtwistle 's work is more than twice the length of Mason 's , and he more than justifies his larger span . |
| 3 | The instrument more than justifies your lavish praise and I am delighted with it in every respect . |
| 4 | And they were very reticent about about coming on a programme and airing their views , especially with three women who could erm do more than hold their own . |
| 5 | And obviously she had done more than hold her own . |
| 6 | Lucy Lane enjoyed the distinction of having convinced Wycliffe that a woman could more than hold her own in the serious crimes squad and not only in rape cases . |
| 7 | ‘ I found that within the first two years I more than trebled my external income simply because I was entertaining at a large conference-style table in a nicely furnished area . |
| 8 | Many of them used to meet regularly at Shirreff 's wine bar under Ludgate Circus where , despite a lifelong stammer , Lewis more than held his own ; he was indeed described by Belloc as the wittiest man he had ever known . |
| 9 | Salomon more than doubled its first-quarter net income , to a record $273m . |
| 10 | Despite tumbling house prices , the Halifax has more than doubled its after-tax profits since 1988 , to £458m ( $198m ) , and its assets , to £63 billion . |