Example sentences of "more than an [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than an hour later , John-Augustus was on the shore between Burtness Wood and the lake . |
| 2 | Alex Yorke got back to his apartment a little more than an hour later . |
| 3 | More than an hour later , Mrs Chamberlin opened the door to find all her children under the table eating tiger stew out of an old bowler hat doing duty as a cooking pot , save one , who was crouched on top of the table growling ferociously . |
| 4 | Rather more than an hour later , the party leaders sent a message asking the King to return . |
| 5 | Normally Baccy would have come in closer but the wind was onshore and the storm could n't be more than an hour away . |
| 6 | Had been dead no more than an hour when he was found … |
| 7 | Icy hold-up : Birk Brow on the Guisborough-Whitby moor road was closed for more than an hour yesterday morning because of ice . |
| 8 | The offer is , apparently , to refund 20% of a fare if a train is more than an hour late . |
| 9 | Given his many commitments and the preparations for the new play , his second , The Family Reunion , on which he probably worked harder than on any other — it was understandable that he could not consider sparing more than an evening away . |
| 10 | Vařené hovëví se žloutkovou sýrovou omáčkou , which was boiled beef with a cheese and egg yolk sauce , served with rice , went down very well , but left her with little room for more than an ice-cream afterwards . |