Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [verb] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Page 7 of this Update provides more details . |
| 2 | Director Malcolm Sutherland , who had a major success with his adaptation of The Wasp Factory is plainly drawn to the wayward or the warped , but this play promises more than it delivers . |
| 3 | To this category belong more than half the plants universally popular among aquarists . |
| 4 | This notoriety brought more house commissions from Britain , the most important being Blackwell in Bowness , Westmorland ( 1898–9 ) ; White Lodge in Wantage , Berkshire ( 1898–9 ) ; and White House in Helensburgh , Scotland ( 1899–1900 ) . |
| 5 | Christianity may be represented by a tombstone and a gold ring with an incised palm branch and the legend AMA ME , although this religion has more significance in post-Roman Carlisle . |
| 6 | But it seems more likely that this fear has more to do with the childhood horror of seeing the parent scream at the ‘ smothering ’ cat that has just jumped up on to a cot or bed . |
| 7 | Inevitably the preliminary review presented in this chapter raises more questions than it answers . |
| 8 | And inside this indirection lies more indirection : image , metaphor , juxtaposition . |
| 9 | Compared with 1970 , the Liberal vote nearly trebled : at over six million , this vote represented more than half of the votes going to each of the main parties against little over a sixth in 1970 . |
| 10 | True , this remedy contains more than an element of ‘ big brother ’ and it may be that it does no more than turn the criminals away from the areas covered by the cameras ' eyes . |
| 11 | This plan requires more staff . |
| 12 | I think you will have found that this exercise produced more thoughts , images and ideas than you were able to use in what you finally wrote . |
| 13 | If this process becomes more than sporadic , we may label it ‘ critical ’ or ‘ reflexive ’ , in the sense of turning thought back on itself . |
| 14 | Greenways which runs this landfill spends more than it has to by law to make sure the site is safe . |
| 15 | With the engines as well , this train covered more than a quarter of a mile standing still . |
| 16 | As it stands , this claim raises more problems than it solves . |
| 17 | But to win this game takes more than just knowing the right moves , donning the groovy gear and asking Mr Barber for ‘ a dishy pop-star cut , please ’ . |
| 18 | They show that animals pre-exposed once to vinegar before a conditioning trial with this flavour consumed more vinegar on the test trials than did control subjects not given pre-exposure . |
| 19 | This magazine contains more colour ( and more pages ) than any previous edition . |
| 20 | The problem for Foucault is that this argument involves more than just madness as such , for it really amounts to a questioning of the very possibility of critique . |
| 21 | Just as well , perhaps , that Mr Lilley has also announced plans this week to send more engineers off to be tutored in Japan . |
| 22 | It was believed that this area offered more opportunities for conversion into convenient living space . |
| 23 | WACC continues to build upon developments in the field of theology and communication , and extend its initiatives in this area to include more countries . |
| 24 | The fish would swim to the surface of the pond as the water in this area has more dissolved oxygen content — below this layer , the water has become devoid of oxygen . |
| 25 | This performance needed more pace , a lighter touch throughout from the orchestra and much greater clarity from the first violins . |
| 26 | His instincts finally rang the bell and told him this man had more than a casual interest in what might be going on downstairs . |
| 27 | The future demands for knowledge on this subject means more research is a real and urgent necessity . |
| 28 | Add to this the development in artificial lighting where the emphasis tends to be on cost saving and it is not surprising to find that this preference has more to do with the building professional 's training than satisfying the needs of the occupants . |
| 29 | All this secrecy creates more fuss than is necessary . ’ |
| 30 | Given that this sum represents more than half the council 's average annual spending , the poll tax payers would be faced with a nightmare . |