Example sentences of "have [vb pp] more [subord] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Indeed , at the risk of causing offence , it must be said that in response to such a comment I have heard more than one distraught person say , with a puzzled look , ‘ is that a pub around here then ? , |
| 2 | The club draws their membership from both the guide and scout associations in North Hampshire and have taught more than 500 young people basic to advanced life saving skills over the past 21 years . |
| 3 | Since then they have travelled more than 30,000 miles in Europe and Britain — and made it home only once . |
| 4 | Ideas continue to pour in — to date we have received more than 2,000 . |
| 5 | Grants of up to 50 per cent have attracted more than 70 chemical companies to what the IDA bills as ‘ the most profitable location in the EEC ’ . |
| 6 | Only three studies have included more than 100 patients and to some degree all are biased in their selection of patients . |
| 7 | For most of the century they earned from 10 to 12s a week ( 50-60p ) , and could , it was often argued , have earned more if they had chosen to work more hours . |
| 8 | For many years , I have wished more than words can say that I could unburden myself , unbutton my secret . |
| 9 | In the sixty-two years of the Oscars , Americans have won more than seventy-five percent of them . |
| 10 | A couple have won more than a million pounds on the pools — and are putting the jackpot down to the lucky pixie mascot they used to pick the numbers . |
| 11 | The capitalism of the Chicago meatyards has been replaced by that of the information system ; ‘ … organizations have shed more than one million managers and staff professionals since 1979. … technology will enable senior management to monitor and control large organizations more effectively … |
| 12 | Mr Segni 's acolytes have collected more than 600,000 signatures in favour of his three referendums . |
| 13 | A team of scientists from the Chilean Antarctic Institute have collected more than 50lb of plastic rubbish on the beaches of Cape Shirreff on Livingstone Island . |
| 14 | She night even have said more if she could have thought of anything . |
| 15 | The results of last year 's survey have done more than affirm the style and future of the magazine . |
| 16 | ‘ In this department , Messrs. Loddiges have done more than all the royal and botanic gardens put together , ’ wrote J. C. Loudon [ q.v . ] . |
| 17 | We have done more than any other union to help prepare the T U C's complaint to the European Commission that the abolition of the Wages Council is a breach of the U K's obligations under European law , and London region has recently won a test case on the application of the acquired rights directive to the opting out of schools , and potentially of sixth form colleges and hospitals . |
| 18 | Wolves in fact have done more than most to provide evidence that the game is ridding itself of violence . |
| 19 | When she has somewhat recovered I will take her back to the specialists although you have done more than any psychiatrist she has seen . ’ |
| 20 | The Government have done more than any other Government to tighten the regulation of the City , through a series of powerful pieces of legislation . |
| 21 | I repeat to my hon. Friend that , while there is cause for concern about the large spectacular frauds that have been uncovered , the Government have done more than any other with the Financial Services Act 1986 , the Banking Act 1987 , the Building Societies Act 1986 and amendments to the Companies Acts to regulate the City of London . |
| 22 | This Government have done more than any of their predecessors to put the environment at the top of the agricultural agenda . |
| 23 | The forces of feminism have done more than the cohorts of Mrs Whitehouse to challenge public acceptance of erotica : there can be no guarantee that some future legal onslaught against sexually explicit art and literature would not succeed . |
| 24 | The Samdporia defender , whose mistakes have done more than anything to throw the team into crisis , remains the manager 's favourite . |
| 25 | Many have seen more than a hint of Greek architecture about the Baroque façade . |
| 26 | ‘ But I have seen more than that , ’ the old man said . |
| 27 | We also pioneered satellite communications for private business , and have built more than half the communications satellites used in the United States and other Free World countries . |
| 28 | This figure will be inflated by those who have attended more than once on a Sunday , but , provided that church-going habits do not change , you will still have an accurate trend measure over a number of years , which is our primary interest . |
| 29 | Premiums paid for life insurance and funds under management have risen more than five-fold to £14.5 billion and £224 billion respectively , despite there being only a 2m rise in the number of life insurance policies to 106m . |
| 30 | In fact , stockmarkets do not seem to penalise the defence-related companies most heavily dependent on defence contracts ; since the end of 1989 , shares in companies which get most of their business from the Pentagon have risen more than diversified firms ( chart 3 ) . |