Example sentences of "take more [conj] the " in BNC.

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1 It will take more than the prospect of weight savings to prompt them to abandon this safe method .
2 Sometimes the king allowed subjects to take deer for themselves in his forests ; the warden 's duty was to see to it that they had a proper writ of warranty when they came to his forest , that they did not take more than the specified number , and that they took them in the prescribed manner .
3 The young man put two half crowns and two pennies on the counter , saying as he did so , ‘ We 'll take more than the sweets away with us tonight .
4 Fullback Jim Staples received a helping hand , but it will take more than the magic sponge to get the Irish side back on its feet .
5 It will take more than the ratification of the treaty to restore Britain 's European credentials .
6 It will take more than the three weeks to reveal the confusion that abounds , but we shall do our best .
7 It could well be that it will take more than the measures that the Government have introduced to strip the glamour from smoking , notwithstanding the 115,000 smoking-related deaths per year in Britain alone .
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