Example sentences of "in a [noun sg] [verb] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other feature , I think , of the debt that 's worth drawing your attention to is a sharp shift towards variable debt compared to a year ago , a number of our swaps have matured , we 've put one new one in er , some of our medium term notes have matured in the , in the States and we 're at last in a position to take more advantage of er , lower , short term variable interest rates than we were . |
| 2 | But Middlesbrough is not in a position to build more homes . |
| 3 | By the end of 1987 , they felt they were in a position to become more than just learned advisors , and actually released records on their own Reception Records . |
| 4 | Indeed , she accumulated considerable power in a society dominated more than most by men . |
| 5 | The child receives no interest from the parent and so starts to behave in a way to gain more attention regardless of the fact that it is negative and unpleasant . |
| 6 | Fourteen cities are taking part in a campaign to attract more tourists . |
| 7 | Grandma used to say they were like chalk and cheese , and that they should have been shaken up together in a bag to get more of a mixture . |
| 8 | Sky are spending £5 million this month on a lavish advertising campaign in a bid to sell more dishes and win more armchair fans . |
| 9 | The Church of England has set up a working party to investigate the possibility of placing advertisements on radio and television in a bid to attract more people to the Church . |
| 10 | Last year the society 's committee made a decision to relaunch in a bid to attract more members and introduce a more entertaining programme . |
| 11 | In a bid to attract more dogs for its Monday night permit meetings Sunderland will be paying £3 appearance money plus prize money of between £15 and £25 a race , with no entry fees for trainers . |
| 12 | New pond : Volunteers have created a pond on the banks of the Tees at The Holmes , Thornaby , in a bid to attract more wildlife to the area , in a Cleveland County Council , British Trust for Conservation Volunteers and Wildlife Trust partnership . |
| 13 | HOSPITAL fund raisers have hit back at claims that they were staging a begging plea in a bid to find more cash . |
| 14 | And in a speech lasting more than an hour , he accused the Republicans of lying to keep the power , prestige and perks of presidency . |
| 15 | Attracting people to apply for posts in an organisation requires more than placing appealing advertisements in local news.papers , although that also is important , It requires the involvement of more than one or two members of staff with a responsibility for promoting the image of nursing . |
| 16 | I have undertaken missions with the hon. Members for Foyle ( Mr. Hume ) , for Fermanagh and South Tyrone ( Mr. Maginnis ) and for South Down ( Mr. McGrady ) in an attempt to get more business and development in their areas . |
| 17 | He begins to experiment with LSD in an attempt to obtain more understanding of his problems . |
| 18 | In a free market economy , supply normally exceeds demand ( assuming no artificial shortages ) and , as a result , companies use various promotional tactics in an attempt to attract more customers . |
| 19 | In 1989 councillors unsuccessfully invited tenders for a refreshment facility in an attempt to encourage more drivers to use the site . |
| 20 | Many of the heads had made an active move towards involving more people ( even all staff in one school ) in an attempt to make more staff aware of the need to plan finance as a ‘ whole-school issue ’ and to prioritise resource needs . |
| 21 | However , Mar delayed in an attempt to raise more men , which allowed the British government time to build up concentrations of its own troops and collect reinforcements from its foreign allies . |
| 22 | In an effort to create more atmosphere at Longchamp , Horse Racing Abroad , the chief transporter of Britons to French tracks , has its own grandstands , bars ( stocking drinks the British are used to ) , restaurants and betting facilities at the course to make its clients feel at home . |
| 23 | She tried sitting with her thighs apart in an effort to provide more of a lap , but was not surprised when Harry 's face began to pucker and he started to cry . |
| 24 | Racecourses , in an effort to win more of the levy pot , lay on too many races with too few horses . |