Example sentences of "for more than [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Max Pechstein 's painting ‘ Sunset ’ of 1929 provided a surprise success , selling to the USA for more than double its estimate at DM440,000 ( £176,000 ; $281,600 ) .
2 Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’
3 Only a few of the Christian residents appeared to notice that the Syrians had come prepared for more than just a few days ' stay .
4 The construction of villages where beds could be had by tourists for more than just the two months of July and August was advocated in suitably selected places .
5 ‘ You 're a good boy , Wayne , ’ Angelica had said , and they 'd both known that she was meaning for more than just the errand .
6 Since there was a higher population and a greater surplus of output people had a higher disposable income ; this led directly to a desire for more than just food and a demand for material commodities for the household ( pottery , cutlery , more and better clothing in cotton and wool ) .
7 In that case , both the money and the Jacobite Guinea would still be in the gazebo ; the police would infer from them that Newley had gone to the gazebo for more than just a Sunday stroll .
8 ‘ They are prepared for more than just a social call , ’ Taheb said .
9 He pleaded for sources to be used for more than just illustration or comprehension .
10 One day , he hinted , he would insist she did , and for more than just a holiday .
11 So two satisfied customers then … vegetarianism at this school looks set to be the dish of the day for more than just National Vegetarian Week .
12 That is understandable , but it neglects the fact that press freedom is an issue for more than just the press .
13 Education accounts for more than half most county 's budgets .
14 And house burglaries and car thefts account for more than half all crimes reported .
15 This analysis suggests that the identification and diagnosis of language disorder is unlikely to provide the basis for more than relatively crude speculations regarding the child 's prognosis .
16 If the incipient spin has progressed for more than about half a turn because the pilot has kept the stick back , applying the full opposite rudder must be a good thing because it helps to stop the rotation and to even up the stalling of the wings .
17 If left for more than about 20 minutes after a run , it takes several turns of the starter before it fires .
18 If you speak for more than about a fifth of the total time this is not appraisal , it 's lecturing , or worse , pontificating .
19 ‘ He 's brilliant , he 's happy , he wakes up every day joyous and he never holds a grudge for more than about three minutes .
20 Moreover , experience shows that imprisonment for more than about ten years is liable to have so deleterious an effect on the prisoner that longer detention should be avoided whenever possible .
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