Example sentences of "more [noun pl] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've gone it alone more times than a hermit with attitude . |
| 2 | ‘ I began to think that you had more lives than a cat . ’ |
| 3 | I 've always been skiing with my parents , so I 've been to America to visit friends , and that 's not been like sightseeing , or something , and I just have n't been anywhere , and erm , I mean , I suppose I 've been to a lot more countries than a lot of people who 've , you know , there 's a lot of people who have n't |
| 4 | In estimating the number of phonemes in spoken versions of words such as " autumn " and " session " both groups of poor spellers made more errors than a group of good spellers , regardless of whether or not they were good readers . |
| 5 | And what difference will it make to a government which has made more U-turns than a snake ? ’ |
| 6 | Truth to tell , though , the Scottish second division strugglers have had a fair few ‘ last ’ games recently — more funerals than a Co-op undertaker . |
| 7 | A tawny giant with shoulders and arms like a blacksmith 's , he had lean hips , more freckles than a gull 's egg , a snub nose , sleepy honey-coloured eyes , Bart 's pugnacious jaw and red-gold hair sticking up like a Dandy brush . |
| 8 | He was also educated at Harvard and Sussex Universities and is said to have more diplomas than a university vice chancellor . |
| 9 | We have more facets than a hive has bees . |
| 10 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that NHS trust hospitals are treating many more patients than a year ago ? |
| 11 | Quite soon I had received more milirems than a fireman at Chernobyl . |
| 12 | He has hitched his wagon to more stars than a Romany king yet he 'd have put down lifelong roots at first love Manchester City , and not just because a ground called Maine Road was bound to be his spiritual home . |
| 13 | A product where the dosage must be finely calculated arithmetically from the instruction data provided to arrive at the quantity of product needed required more thought and more decisions than a product dispensed semi-automatically via a dispenser or one which is supplied ready for use . |
| 14 | He speaks more languages than a pentecostalist . ’ |
| 15 | AS LUNA 2 are a grand collusion between Galaxie 500 ringmaster , Dean Wareham , and erstwhile members of The Chills and The Feelies , respectively Justin Harwood and Stanley Demeski , they were inevitably going to produce more expectancies than a fieldful of bunnies at the height of spring . |
| 16 | The Swindon goalkeeper , Digby , was forced into throwing more punches than a boxer in his efforts to clear headers , shots and volleys from expertly delivered corner kicks by Comstive on the right . |
| 17 | Three perfectly placed corner kicks in the first 15 minutes had the Swindon goalkeeper , Digby , throwing more punches than a boxer as he beat out volleys , headers and rebounds , and his defenders helped clear off the line . |
| 18 | But what the Opposition call a modernised valuation system has more components than a car manufactured in the constituency of the hon. Member for Dagenham , and on top of that we are promised a revaluation every year . |
| 19 | ‘ You have more twists than a snake ! |
| 20 | The 22-year-old Bath back-row forward 's astonishing winding road to glory has taken more twists than a roller-coaster , the most recent providing ample proof ‘ that somebody up there has decided I am going to make it ’ . |
| 21 | Johnny Boy Gomes was the July pin-up on my surfing calendar back in Cambridge , and now he was picking up more barrels than a beer-truck . |
| 22 | ‘ More cunts than a meeting of the Arsenal supporters ’ club . ’ |