Example sentences of "it [vb past] more [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Consequently , it produced more smoke than flames and Ridley cried out in pain .
2 Last year , for the first time , it produced more computers than Hitachi , and took second place in the field to Fujitsu .
3 It produced more tension and more time away from my family . ’
4 Well , it made more sense than ‘ good morning ’ .
5 Last year it made more profit than any of the clearing ( commercial ) banks against which it increasingly competes .
6 The quatrocentennial Columbus exhibition cost a staggering $30m : it drew more visitors than any previous event in history .
7 With nostrils at the end of a proboscis-like beak , conspicuous ears and unable to fly , it seemed more mammal than bird .
8 I am sure that had nothing to do with her withdrawal but the way she did it raised more questions than it answered .
9 Particularly impressive was its handling of greyscales — it displayed more subtlety than you 'd expect .
10 You see , it needed more strength than an elderly lady or a boy could have .
11 It looked more silver than gold on this dull , overcast day .
12 It took more courage than she knew she possessed to follow him .
13 It took more optimism than most people could summon to believe that man could renounce the time-honoured outlet of war utterly and at a stroke .
14 Gina 's friends told him that this was a ‘ personal canvas ’ and that it had more integrity than conventional beautified portraiture .
15 The magazine , Politis , claimed it had more evidence after the French Environment Ministry dismissed the report but adding that it was dangerous to dig in the recently closed dump because it ‘ would be like opening a tomb ’ .
16 Owing to Penguin 's prolific output during 1918 and 1939 , the period which formed the baseline from which paper ration allowances were calculated , it had more paper than most at its disposal during the war years .
17 The Labour party achieved an overall majority in five elections , on two occasions by slim margins , and formed the government following the February 1974 election , in which it had more seats than any other party but not an absolute majority ( See Table 5.4 ) .
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