Example sentences of "have [verb] [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far , the central committee has received more than 10,000 letters suggesting how these documents could be improved . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , the Royal Society has received more than 500 applications from scientists for its own 30 ‘ elite ’ new blood fellowships . |
| 3 | So far , it has received more than 2,000 complaints . |
| 4 | The Institute has received more than 250 responses to the document , which are currently being analysed . |
| 5 | Touche Ross says that it has received more than 200 enquiries , including three ‘ serious ’ bids from the UK plus others from Japan , Hong Kong , Taiwan and the US . |
| 6 | Is he aware that in south-east London — and serving my Dulwich constituency — is Haberdashers ' Aske 's city technology college , which has received more than 800 applications for 180 places ? |
| 7 | Despite statements by Neil Kinnock and John Smith that Labour would not devalue , the sterling/deutschmark rate has fallen more than three pfennings to 2.8308 since the start of the campaign . |
| 8 | In this country , under his Government , unemployment is going up faster , investment is lower and production has fallen more than in any other European country . |
| 9 | Mr. Walker : I know that the Hon. Gentleman will be delighted that since the valleys initiative was announced , unemployment in the valleys has fallen faster than it has in the rest of Wales . |
| 10 | Masaichi Hattori , the victim 's father , has gathered more than 1.6m signatures in Japan for a petition asking the American Congress to adopt stricter gun-control laws . |
| 11 | Since its founding in 1932 the BSES has given more than 4,000 youngsters a taste of adventure and a chance to do some survey work , mainly in Arctic terrain . |
| 12 | Thirsk based Madeira Threads ( UK ) has given more than £550 to the UK charity , Families for Children , which cares for destitute and deprived Third World children . |
| 13 | Established in 1987 , and called out up to six times a day in the summer , the service has completed more than 3,000 missions with the running costs of £500,000 a year met entirely from donations . |
| 14 | The aircraft has been fully operational since 1987 and to date has completed more than 650 centrifugal launches with a better than 98% success rate — not such an outlandish scheme after all ! |
| 15 | As general secretary of nursing 's largest trade union and professional organisation , the Royal College of Nursing , he has succeeded more than any single politician or political agitator in raising the public 's awareness of the critical role of nurses in maintaining the nation 's health . |
| 16 | John Bowman , the chief executive of the National Rivers Authority ( NRA ) , has resigned less than two years into his five-year contract . |
| 17 | The local enterprise company has committed more than £386,000 to the project . |
| 18 | Leeds Diocese has to find more than £1 million a year towards the cost of Catholic schools . |
| 19 | The unrest has claimed more than 200 lives across the country so far , and yesterday saw a riot by 10,000 in Bombay where Graham Gooch 's men are due to play a Test in the New Year . |
| 20 | Jennifer , whose meteoric career has earned more than £5 million , burst on the scene reaching the final of her first professional tournament aged just 13 . |
| 21 | It is very much a family event which in recent years has attracted more than 1,000 participants and at least as many spectators . |
| 22 | WEAR Valley 's newly-launched Wear Fit Club has attracted more than 3,500 members more than 50pc of its 6,000 target since enrolment started on Monday . |
| 23 | Drilling Engineer Perry Hill notes that BPX has drilled more than 10,500 feet of pay in horizontal wells within the last year . |
| 24 | The price of photovoltaic power has dropped more than two-thirds in 12 years , and is continuing to fall . |
| 25 | Angina occurs when the coronary arteries have become narrower very gradually and is only noticed when the heart has to work harder than usual . |
| 26 | Although Northern Ireland 's economic prospects are closely linked to those of the rest of the United Kingdom , the Northern Ireland economy has fared better than that of almost any other United Kingdom region in recent years . |
| 27 | The North , by and large , has fared better than most regions in avoiding a high rate of repossessions . |
| 28 | For four members of the guard , returning from a patrol of the barrack perimeter , morning has come earlier than for most . |
| 29 | The group raised a thumping £560m through a rights issue last year and has shed more than 84,000 jobs worldwide in an effort to reduce its overheads . |
| 30 | The Lazio star , pictured left carrying a lot of extra poundage on his way to Rome two months ago , has shed more than a stone in weight since his £5.5million summer move from Tottenham — but he must wait a few more weeks before he returns to serious competition . |