Example sentences of "for more [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They ask for more stimulus than their children provide and for the opportunity to give expression to their other creative and intellectual drives . |
| 2 | Hens show marked and lasting preferences for more space than 450 square centimetres . |
| 3 | In Scotland and Wales public pressure developed for more independence than could be gained from decentralized administration . |
| 4 | We have been asked over the years to vote for a freeze on medical school places when juniors were unemployed , for more manpower when they were overworked , and for more consultants when they were having problems with their careers . |
| 5 | But the last thing a 12-string requires is a set of Velvet Brick humbuckers , and the kind of player who 'd want a 6-string like the Teardrop will probably be looking for more twang than thrang , and so the same applies . |
| 6 | Soon , though , we hit a Catch-22 : I could get funding for more equipment if there was a ‘ group ’ organised , but no village women wanted to be organised if they did n't have machines . |
| 7 | To be envious , in Axelrod 's terminology , means to strive for more money than the other player , rather than for an absolutely large quantity of the banker 's money . |
| 8 | I asked for more money because of Zadak : I wanted to give him money for rain . |
| 9 | Ambitious as ever for more recognition than was either possible or reasonable , she was no longer satisfied with receiving honours worthy of a spouse , or even a ‘ world-ranking scientist ’ in her own right . |
| 10 | However , he informed a parliament committee meeting on Jan. 9 that the central government was " working on a comprehensive action plan for revamping the administration in Punjab " , and did not rule out amending the Constitution to provide for more autonomy as long as all other political parties co-operated in the matter . |
| 11 | I asked to see a breakdown of the price quoted to me and found that I was being charged four times more than the normal retail price for curtain tape and hooks and was quoted for more material than I needed . |
| 12 | Even where the buildings are described in the Commission 's published series , An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of … , the researcher should write to ( or , better still , visit ) the Commission 's London offices for more information than has appeared on the printed pages . |
| 13 | Correspondence had been received from the green machine and the secretary was asked to write for more information because we were n't convinced with exactly what they were doing . |
| 14 | Most of them on finding their symptoms gone see little point in either remembering their daily dose or for that matter paying out money for more medicine when they feel well . |
| 15 | However they confirm that farmers who had claimed for more quota than they had ewes would be given ‘ around ’ two months after the statutory instrument had passed through Parliament to secure their extra rights to ewe premium and to notify the authorities of the transfer . |
| 16 | You have to pour the custard on , and the they ask for more custard so you pour more custard on and you could just leave it . |
| 17 | Regardless of the amount of time involved it seems likely that staff will always opt for more time if this is offered to them . |
| 18 | Its high resistance to detonation allows high compression ratios to be used and thus offers potential for more power than petrol ; little or not particulate emissions come out the exhaust pipe and CO 2 production is relatively low . |
| 19 | And incredibly , users at the top end are still crying out for more power because IBM failed to keep its promise of increasing performance at a rate that would keep it ahead of customer demand . |