Example sentences of "be more [subord] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Excitement usually increases the rate of speech , raises the voice pitch and there may be more than usual gesticulation . |
| 2 | There may be more than mere nostalgia in all this . |
| 3 | If they are to be more than mere training , then a process of informed reflection has to go on at the same time . |
| 4 | His hands gripped the wheel with what she took to be more than necessary strength and he looked as if he would stop , spring out and grip her neck with equal intensity . |
| 5 | I would like your help upgrading the 2286DD to the equivalent of a 2286HD which I believe will be more than sufficient capacity for his school work . |
| 6 | They did not need an extra hand until harvest , he had said , or even later when they could lay off the casual help and Richard and his father would be more than sufficient labour to see the small hill farm through the winter . |
| 7 | It is more likely , however , that these singularities will prove to be more than artificial coordinate singularities that particles can pass through . |
| 8 | ‘ We are fearful that older people who want to remain at home may not have the choice because the cost may be more than local authorities can afford ’ , says divisional director Evelyn MeEwen . |
| 9 | Because what makes the Horde potentially extraordinary is that they 're one of the handful of Irish acts outside the inner star circle genuinely possessed of an unquenched desire to be more than musical tradesmen . |