Example sentences of "to [verb] more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile state-owned energy monopolies have come up with their own solution to generating more electricity without angering local environmentalists : moving their power stations to Eastern Europe . |
| 2 | Thanks to new legislation , pension scheme members can look forward to enjoying more protection in the future . |
| 3 | But most of the plan is devoted to encouraging more energy production . |
| 4 | During the last year Enterprise Training paid special attention to becoming more cost effective and as a result , investment has been made in equipment , staff development , and the premises . |
| 5 | Cost was cited by local authorities as the mainobstacle to establishing more recycling ventures . |
| 6 | This compares with Citibank 's total loans to Brazil , Mexico , Argentina and Venezuela of $10.3 billion ; meaning the bank comes close to owing more money to Latin Americans than it is owed . |
| 7 | I am surprised that the right hon. Gentleman is so opposed to providing more power for parents in relation to schools . |
| 8 | In addition to spending more money on university research — especially in engineering and the physical sciences — the NSF will start new programmes to raise the calibre of science facilities . |
| 9 | When one adds to that the £40 million or so from the trust , my hon. Friends at least will recognise that the Government can lay claim to spending more money on sport than any party has done for many years . |
| 10 | At 40 , he knows he 's on the road to fortune and admits to spending more time talking with journalists than working over hot ovens in the kitchen . |
| 11 | But now that retirement is just around the corner we are all really looking forward to spending more time there . |
| 12 | I took to spending more time with my mother again , rather than shutting myself up in my caravan . |
| 13 | She took to spending more time at Bush House , playing for very little except the chance to gossip in her native language . |
| 14 | He took to spending more time than before at the Hankses ' cottage and his relationship with Carrie was an uncomplicated , comfortable one . |
| 15 | Now 65 , he says he is looking forward to spending more time on his hobbies , including helping out at his local church . |
| 16 | George says he will miss the many contacts he has made in BNFL and URENCO over the years but is looking forward to spending more time on his hobbies , particularly gardening , walking and amateur dramatics . |
| 17 | Sammy is already an accomplished player of the electric organ and looks forward to having more time for this and volunteer work . |
| 18 | Mrs Grove-Stephensen is leaving the post at the age of 60 and is looking forward to having more time to devote to church work . |
| 19 | In retirement Mr Hewitt is looking forward to having more time for reading , preferring biographies and works of historical interest , with French literature his main love . |
| 20 | Their policy is confined to giving more money to local authorities — the one group who have proved unable to discharge an adequate housing policy . |
| 21 | The answer , as we have always said , is that there are always ways of improving services in addition to putting more money in . |
| 22 | One apparent stumbling block to mounting more research is that we lack qualified people to do it or the resources to employ or deploy them , but as so often , a wider and less conventional look at the problem reveals one possible solution . |
| 23 | On the other hand , as we have changed to electricity , because of the inefficiency of the electricity generating process this has reflected an increase in the primary fuel consumption by the nation for domestic purposes , and this is true of most western countries that the consumption in the home has not increased , but changing to electricity increasingly has led to burning more oil and coal nationally to produce this constant home demand . |
| 24 | Last term Milne 's men came so close to grabbing more silverware , finishing second in the table and losing the Cup final to double-winners Galatasaray . |