Example sentences of "more [conj] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Curtains advertised with 25 per cent off were in reality £20 a pair more than advertised eight days earlier , Reading magistrates heard . |
| 2 | A prepayment of 75% against receivables of £670,000 more than met this amount . |
| 3 | In their view it was nothing more than delayed public spending in instalments . |
| 4 | That more than matched last year 's total which , considering the unseasonally wet weather this July , delighted the crew . |
| 5 | The spate of major medical and nutritional reports published by governments and health authorities over the past few years has more than confirmed this suspicion . |
| 6 | I have more than made that point in my submission . |
| 7 | The underlying cause of the problem was a 1978 initiative , Proposition 13 , which had more than halved local property taxes , thereby impoverishing local government . |
| 8 | COT deaths were more than halved last year following a national campaign to sleep babies on their back , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 9 | COT deaths were more than halved last year after a national campaign to sleep babies on their back , new figures show today . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , the downturn in farming has more than outweighed any increase in turnover . |