Example sentences of "more [subord] his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The frailty of such buildings is indicated in William Godwin 's novel , Caleb Williams ( 1794 ) , for Mr Falkland seems to be able to demolish a cottage with little more than his bare hands in order to prevent a fire from spreading . |
| 2 | The later Wordsworth is usually presented as a very unattractive figure ; the case against his poetry will be examined separately , but what annoys people even more than his apparent repudiation of the principles underlying Lyrical Ballads is his political attitude . |
| 3 | From the ascription on the first page of H400D , Te Deum Simple Le feu Roy ayant voulu qu'il ne dura guere plus que sa messe ordinaire ( ‘ Simple Te Deum , the late King having wished that it will last little more than his usual mass ’ ) , we can deduce that this score , or at least this inscription , must be dated between the death of Louis XIV in September 1715 , and that of the composer , in June 1726 . |
| 4 | He was guilty of no more than his usual exaggeration when , at the age of twenty-four , he announced to a friend that he had read ‘ almost every thing ’ . |
| 5 | They would walk in the dusk by the water , listening to the lapping of the tide against the boats , and there would be someone there , perhaps , whom she would understand , appeal to more than his usual friends , for she could do things like deal with electricity and mend things , and she had not always lived in England , that was interesting , and she did not just giggle and think about clothes , and he would find her a relief to talk to , this rather exceptional , different person , someone with imagination . |
| 6 | Johnson exploded off his starting blocks with more than his usual ferocity , and by ten metres there was daylight between him and the remaining seven . |
| 7 | Tremayne made more than his usual fuss over Fiona , sensing some sort of turmoil , telling her comfortably that Mackie had just come back from Ascot races where he 'd sent a runner for the apprentice race which had proved a total waste of time . |
| 8 | Old Crumwallis wo n't notice I 've had more than his miserly allowance . |
| 9 | Henry Leland was 74 when he won a contract to supply Liberty engines , with no more than his technical know-how , reputation and a factory site as collateral . |
| 10 | Alternatively , instead of saving , the individual could borrow and so spend more than his present income in the present period . |
| 11 | It may be of vital importance to the seller to get the money instead of the land ; but he will rarely succeed in getting more than his out-of-pocket expenses . |
| 12 | We know no more than his two letters tell us . |
| 13 | Only 11 of the 40 horses are inside the scope of the true handicap , but Willsford , who carries just 3lb more than his proper mark , must be considered well treated . |
| 14 | Andy had n't meant any more than his pressing need to stay in for a few weeks till he had made more headway with his revision . |
| 15 | After World War II the Crown in Parliament of the United Kingdom well understood that it could no longer govern the King Emperor 's non-British , any more than his British subjects who were not represented , and could not be represented , in Parliament . |
| 16 | Faldo demeaned himself more than his intended targets with an ungracious speech after again conquering Muirfield . |
| 17 | Likewise , to give the fistula-suffering monarch ( Hugh Ross ) rather more than his fair share of Fisher King-like significance , he is made to stagger about in a stagy , enfeebled agony that could compete with Amfortas 's travails in Parsifal . |
| 18 | With Shand you get a real-life Boy 's Own character — a man who has had more than his fair share of adventure during 20 years of obsessive travelling . |
| 19 | Alain Prost : here 's one Gallic permster who 's had more than his fair share of hairpin bends |
| 20 | Wright , of course , has contributed much more than his fair share , scoring virtually half of Arsenal 's entire league haul with his tally of 11 . |
| 21 | But he has had more than his fair share of injuries in that time . |
| 22 | Lying on his back , his legs spread wide , and occupying more than his fair share of the bed , he began to snore . |
| 23 | You know , he died indoors , worrying that he would enjoy more than his fair share of sunshine if he went out . ’ |
| 24 | Quiss was the more easily riled , so he tended to suffer more than his fair share of the bird 's abuse . |
| 25 | Stove and sink were immediately adjacent in the tiny galley , and he seemed to take up more than his fair share of space . |
| 26 | ‘ Carol 's Tim — he does more than his fair share of housework , you know — and he loves cooking ! |
| 27 | However , the very fact that the right to park is not exclusive means that one tenant may appropriate more than his fair share of parking spaces . |
| 28 | Should think Tim 's watched more than his fair share really today , cos erm , he 's so ill this afternoon , whatever it was , but that Christopher was |
| 29 | These are only a few of his victories , for he is a consistent and careful horse with more than his fair share of intelligence . |
| 30 | Having more than his fair half-pennyworth is POGUES supergroupie MATT DILLON , who , we gather , has just directed the new video for DINOSAUR JR . |