Example sentences of "more [noun] [subord] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 If anything Shropshire must have more sheep than almost any other county .
2 I 'm sure there are more birds than ever :
3 A change of routine would be invigorating and you would return to the road in the autumn with more enthusiasm as well as more ability .
4 Our eyes and the area around them are the most expressive and sensitive part of our face and during the winter months need more protection than ever .
5 SUDDENLY more Germans than ever are talking about the feasibility of reunification .
6 Those expecting a veering away from the aforesaid jazz café soul direction will be disappointed ; Weller plays more guitar than before , but it is a sparkly , jazzbo sort of guitar and not feedback mod or anything like that .
7 He wants to do more programmes as well as record more good songs .
8 ‘ I expect that means you do more cases than most ? ’
9 In Scotland , while the stamp duty change will benefit more homeowners than elsewhere because of the lower property prices , the change in tax relief will be a hindrance because mortgages tend to be lower .
10 Bowe 's trainer Eddie Futch , 80 , who 's probably seen more fights than even most men of his age have had hot dinners , expects it to be one of the best he 's been involved with .
11 So women around , or beyond , this age will probably need more calcium than before .
12 In some ways filmmakers enjoyed more freedom than before .
13 The financial system was given more freedom than before , but that made it an even more ruthless broadcaster of economic frailties .
14 ‘ There is a lot of anxiety about their legal responsibilities and they are having to have more meetings than ever before . ’
15 The OALD now has more words , more examples , more information on usage , pronunciation and stress , and more illustrations than ever before ; and it is easier for the student to use .
16 And er and with the wind sometimes the ball 's al that ball 's always running away from you and the way goalkeepers play now they tend to come out very quickly and more times than enough they get there first .
17 The removal of old-style apartheid and the beginnings of a democratic society have brought more bloodshed than ever .
18 Mum always bragged about never borrowing off anyone but I had noticed that since Dad had been on short time she seemed to have more money than ever to spend and was getting more friendly with the neighbours she could not stand as a rule .
19 A basic amount of money must be provided , and the Conservatives have put more money than ever in real terms into education .
20 We are providing more support than ever before — £14 for every £10 spent in 1979 , after allowing for inflation .
21 Organiser Kevin Horton said there was plenty more support as yet untapped .
22 Aluminium provides a very strong structure but may not perform as well thermally as PVCU while wood requires more maintenance than either .
23 ‘ In a year which has seen more investment than ever in drama on S4C , it is wonderful not only to have audience acclaim in Wales but critical acclaim of professional peers in the RTS. ’ he said .
24 There are far more prescriptions than ever before for which people no longer pay , and those who find themselves marginally above income support level have the option of acquiring a season ticket precisely to meet that problem .
25 The foundation of a national Board of Education signalled the acceptance within the official culture of a need for policies that would co-ordinate an efficient and fully national system of education , and also allowed the voices of dons who had been calling for a transformation of the traditional curriculum to carry more weight than ever before .
26 By this time I was n't catching anything but I must just mention one more boat as even 1 found this one hard to believe .
27 More shops than ever will be open ; there will be an exodus to the sea , the countryside and to foreign holiday destinations .
28 He quickly noticed that , although he had been convinced that he was putting his head forward , he was in fact pulling his head back with even more tension than before .
29 She cradled the phone with more force than strictly necessary , just as Jack Lawrence strolled past in his black leather gear .
30 More branches than ever joined in six hundred and seventy four in all and collections took place at more Tesco 's than ever , two hundred and twenty five .
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