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

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1 My anorak served as armour in more than the literal sense : it protected me , as anorexia protected me , from the confusing impingements of reality as defined by others at home or at school , and who could not even agree among themselves , on my behalf .
2 But in fact , towards the climax of the disease , there was very little of me left , in more than the physiological sense .
3 The infant Elizabeth will learn that being promised a sweet for behaving herself will result in more than the mere probability of its arrival ; the penny will have dropped when she realises that a promise entitles her to the reward — it is her due , to which she has a right .
4 Readers interested in more than the bare formula of a dish will appreciate the charming , simple and well explained recipe below .
5 Alix could feel the heat at once , embodied in more than the pink and green balloons , the paper chains , the tinsel .
6 I was left in more than the literal darkness .
7 Equally importantly , those which were remembered appear to have been unusual in more than the fact that they were busier than other situations , risk appears to have had a quite separate effect .
8 a package is not referenced in more than the maximum allowed number of packages ( see Limitations below )
9 He can , of course , also make a payment into court , but the difficulties of calculating it are obvious and he would probably have to pay in more than the value of the claim for immediate damages to tempt the plaintiff .
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