Example sentences of "more [conj] a [noun sg] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programmatic development of the Copernican theory over more than a century has already provided us with one example . |
| 2 | A pub which has been run by the same family for more than a century has won an award for its traditional charm . |
| 3 | Since 1950 the number of those unemployed for more than a year has increased from 34,000 to more than a million at the start of this year . |
| 4 | The number of people out of work for more than a year has more than doubled since long-term unemployment began rising in October 1990 . |
| 5 | Whether the idea survives as more than a fad remains to be seen . |
| 6 | She may have siphoned much of the collective spirit from the Cabinet Room in the way meetings are conducted , but more than a shadow remains . |
| 7 | ALTHOUGH more than a week has passed since Hanson bought 2.82% of Britain 's ICI , the only certainty about that stake is that the world 's fourth-largest chemicals company will never be the same again . |
| 8 | A cyclist held in prison in Nepal on forgery charges for more than a month has been released . |