Example sentences of "more [conj] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | And those who could n't afford a half-crown fine , but would rather wait until nightfall to sweep or cause to be swept their bit of pavement , must have been more than grateful that the Trustees would also kindly provide ‘ Lamp Irons or Lamp Posts to be put or affixed into , upon , or against the Walls or Pallisadoes of any of the Houses , Tenements , or Buildings within the said Town , . |
| 2 | It was more than possible that Zhukov had already taken off more prints for himself . |
| 3 | It was more than possible that this businessman was in the business of spying . |
| 4 | In 1977 , when I joined the organization , it was more than apparent that the other women did not have the remotest idea about women 's liberation , felt that doing the cooking for men was their political contribution , etc . |
| 5 | Reid the player took no active part in City 's biggest win of the season — it was also Leeds ' biggest defeat — and it was more than coincidental that McMahon , his recent recruit from Liverpool , produced possibly his most influential performance since that £900,000 transfer . |
| 6 | If so , it was more than probable that he was the father of her baby . |
| 7 | Men 's toiletry sales are the fastest growing sector of the market and are expected to peak at £337 million this year , more than double that spent in 1987 . |
| 8 | My men , whom I had instructed to keep close together and sing from the time they left the camp until they joined me on the forest road , were not due for an hour and a half , and during this time it was more than likely that the tigress would break cover and try to stalk or rush me . |
| 9 | It is , of course , more than likely that the teacher has no clear idea of the new elements of teaching involved , particularly if these involve extending his range of style ; printed material in particular seems to be a largely ineffective way of communicating such information . |
| 10 | When she heard the voice of Sam 's mother she realized for the first time that it was more than likely that her own mother would , during the course of the evening , make some reference to the dinner-party which , she had been led to believe , was taking place in Pam 's house . |
| 11 | It was more than likely that their hotel room would be bugged and perhaps fitted with a see-through mirror . |
| 12 | ‘ It was more than likely that the thieves did n't even realise what they had , ’ said Mr Bennett . |
| 13 | It was more than evident that her father would not help her . |
| 14 | James had stated in the prologue to ‘ The Black Jacobins ’ that he had written the book with the independence of Africa in mind and he had considered it more than fortuitous that a number of other books by black writers had been published around the same time . |