Example sentences of "they be more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they are more than just that . |
| 2 | If he is completely silent , they are more than satisfied , if only they can see him . |
| 3 | They are more than just a money machine . |
| 4 | However , in the professional world , little plastic boxes are not the order of the day , even though for everyday tuning needs they are more than adequate . |
| 5 | They are more than equal to thrusting uphill the light mass in front of them . |
| 6 | The coming through water , the cross , and the gift of the Spirit are all thoroughly historical events : and yet they are more than that . |
| 7 | However , Dr Clarke was quoted as saying : ‘ There are BNP people who relish a good scrap but they are more than matched by militant left thugs . ’ |
| 8 | They are more than a spark but less than a small fire and exporters have high hopes . |
| 9 | So , right now , they are more than usually concerned about your votes . |
| 10 | They 're more than I ever thought … |
| 11 | ‘ They 're more than enormous , ’ said Wednesday . |
| 12 | Felted roofing — and flat roofs in particular , need regular supervision if they are to stay watertight once they 're more than about 10 years old . |
| 13 | maybe no only they 're more than a year . |
| 14 | " Well , von Furstenfeld called me today , their boy 's arrived safely in Vienna , and they 're more than pleased , Nenna , with the spirit of hospitality you and your family extended to him . |
| 15 | They 're more than welcome to you , she was thinking . |
| 16 | We ask them to read the policy , we explain bits in the booklet , we ask them to telephone us if there 's anything they 're not happy with or they 're unsure about and we will clarify that , and also we do give them fourteen days in which to cancel , so if if once they 've actually got the policy , if they 're not happy with it , or they 're not happy with the answers that we give , then they 're more than happy we 're more than happy to refund . |
| 17 | Well , if they 'd like to come at the fire station with their money today , barring fire calls , when we 'll be out of course , or if they see the fire engine driving round Didcot and it has n't got its blue lights on and they want to flag us down , they 're more than welcome to . |
| 18 | As we have seen , they were amongst the staunchest Bolshevik supporters in the voting for the Constituent Assembly , and in Belorussia they were more than usually numerous and influential due to the fact that this territory had lain directly in the path of invading and retreating forces in the Civil War . |
| 19 | By late afternoon they were more than halfway up the Exit Cracks . |
| 20 | He was so respected by his natural enemies , the Moors , that when he was exiled by his Christian overlords , they were more than willing to give him shelter and employment . |
| 21 | Rather than face the revolution that was simmering under the surface of German political life , they were more than happy to divert attention away from the real cause of the problems in the east and to let the Poles appear to be the troublemakers . |
| 22 | Harrow had grounds for confidence at tea when they were more than half way there but Martin , taking six for 43 with his slow left-armers continued to attack and Harrow were out for 194 with a few minutes left , despite a valiant 97 from Charles Danby . |
| 23 | Later , when they discovered that the couple were not married , they were more than indignant — they were scandalised . |
| 24 | When a suitable pilot in the shape of the cheerful and very able Alcock appeared they were more than eager to make the attempt . |
| 25 | When she said , ‘ What about bed , now ? ’ they were more than glad to escape from the kitchen where the Very Important Councillor Evans might appear any minute . |
| 26 | To Rabbi Moishe , however , they were more than just delicacies , more even than symbols of the hoped-for good week to come — they were remembrances from the past , taking him back forty and more years to his distant home in Lithuania . |
| 27 | They were more than fairly high , merry as grigs , and prepared to go on all night . |
| 28 | They were more than the part-time special constables in the British tradition , in that they were seen as having a social role in the context of an individual 's responsibility to his or her community . |
| 29 | I think they were more than just a marauding band of outlaws . ’ |
| 30 | For a while they were more than human . |