Example sentences of "more [subord] the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | That brief confrontation with Luke Calder had unsettled her far more than the incident in the garage , if she was honest . |
| 2 | more than the rise in prices generally over the relevant period . |
| 3 | The Secretary of State may not increase the NNDR from year to year by more than the increase in the Retail Price Index . |
| 4 | As she walked to it , Huy wished that he could see more than the slit in the dress revealed . |
| 5 | Even with Sackville 's favour Bowyer failed to secure more than the reversion in 1597 to the clerkship of the parliaments , the successful candidate averring that he was unfit ‘ by reason of a great imperfection he hath in his speech ’ . |
| 6 | She crossed to Patrick 's bed and rested her hand on his forehead ; it felt hot and his cheeks were certainly flushed — but perhaps that might be nothing more than the heat in the room . |
| 7 | There were no grounds for redrawing borders ; ‘ The Germans of Switzerland and Alsace do not desire to be reunited to Germany any more than the French in Belgium and Switzerland wish to become attached politically to France ’ . |
| 8 | It is not possible to withdraw more than the amount in the account so you avoid any risk of running up an overdraft . |
| 9 | The difference in quality produced by different papers is far more than the difference in quality between the machines tested — by a mile ! |
| 10 | They will not complain if they believe that their property is worth more than the band in which it has been allocated . |