Example sentences of "more [subord] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | With the years , it had seemed to get heavier , so that now she made only two excursions a week , mostly to the outskirts , making a point never to visit the same house more than twice a year . |
| 32 | Have chips no more than twice a week and if preparing them at home have them cut very thick . |
| 33 | American studies on skin health have indicated that the over-use of steam treatments ( more than twice a week over many months ) can cause ‘ jungle acne ’ — a disorder brought about by the presence of excess moisture in the skin . |
| 34 | Nearly a half of all 3-year-old boys were bedwetting more than twice a week while 30 per cent of girls were . |
| 35 | I , I ca n't do that more than twice a week . |
| 36 | Caletti 's admirable attempt at removing fear , ignorance , and stigma from sexual topics is tempered slightly by his view that prostitution is ‘ disgusting ’ and that masturbation is not harmful as long as it is not indulged in more than twice a month ( my italics ) . |
| 37 | Not only that , but the beams appeared to be coming at a faster rate now — more than once a second . |
| 38 | So all I could do was to prance about waving flashcards and realia like a second-rate conjuror at a children 's party , and try not to glance at my watch more than once a minute . |
| 39 | Incidentally , bitches may not be bred from more than once a year and strictly not when under the age of two years old and dogs of two years and under may not be used at stud . |
| 40 | Just mating with a single female may be difficult enough and very few will have the opportunity to mate more than once a year . |
| 41 | Meat should not be eaten more than once a day ; and fish is increasingly thought of as healthier — oily fish is useful in the prevention of heart disease and arthritis — and you may feel it is worth substituting fish for meat as a main meal twice a week . |
| 42 | I always use Flex shampoo and conditioner for frequent use because when I 'm working I may have to wash my hair more than once a day . |
| 43 | Not more than once a day , that is . |
| 44 | For those of you who find it necessary to re-boot your system more than once a day this utility is invaluable . |
| 45 | He says he has n't got the time to spend — they 'll need evenings and evenings , far more than once a week . |
| 46 | more than once a week |
| 47 | Erm , it 's once a week , but I think they 're coming in the they 're here twice this week er , and I think , it 's as and when they can , so if it 's more than once a week then they will be here . |
| 48 | Scientific studies carried out a few years ago revealed that regular sunbed users ( those using a bed more than once a week over a period of a few years ) now have a condition called skin fragility syndrome . |
| 49 | You see lots of people find that they w they do best when they join a class and they go to the class , it 's there every week and th or maybe more than once a week and that keeps them going because they are , they 're expected , it 's a definite booking , and that 's it and they can go that way . |
| 50 | For many parents there is n't time to do this more than once a week or so , but it can be a rewarding time . |
| 51 | Yet I doubt they have meat more than once a week — and I doubt he thinks about money from one year 's end to the other . ’ |
| 52 | Perhaps the fiddle sheet did n't run to outside entertainment more than once a month . |
| 53 | Reason and Mycielska refer to this as a ‘ time-gap experience ’ and found that more than half their sample of 85 psychology undergraduates and postgraduates reported such experiences as happening more than once a month . |
| 54 | TO PREPARE MYSELF for this latest , and biggest Grudge Match , I run through the list of my opponent 's useful weaknesses : over-caution , middle-pocket anxiety , last-six-colours angst , plus a Plutonic rage whenever snookered more than once a frame . |
| 55 | That salary was more than ever a disincentive : it seemed difficult to attract experienced candidates . |
| 56 | The monarch is , furthermore , more than merely a part of Parliament under the constitution of the United Kingdom . |
| 57 | Similarly , we have already encountered the question posed by The Architect 's Journal when Cramlington was first proposed in its modern form : will this place have any industrial , and hence employment , base which will make it more than merely a dormitory suburb ? |