Example sentences of "more [subord] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delighted bosses at Liberty , which opened 19 of its 21 stores , estimated they had taken 10 per cent more than the first day of last year 's winter sales . |
| 2 | We were lucky to last more than the first fairway together . |
| 3 | Again the same result — plenty of eggs but only eight young fish , two more than the first brood . |
| 4 | In 1930 they scored 132 goals , five more than the first team in their record Championship year . |
| 5 | Choosing this road is likely to cost more than the first option , but you will at least ensure that your doors are the best that money can buy . |
| 6 | Choosing this road is likely to cost a lot more than the first option . |
| 7 | And I know I 'm not stupid , any more than the next person is . |
| 8 | Nobody knows any more than the next person . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's more than the last straw for Faye . |
| 10 | His gravelly Scots voice pleased her more than the last time she met him . |