Example sentences of "more than [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there 's more than one way of finding out what you need to know — start a conversation around the subject , use friends or people in the news as examples — you can find out how he feels about their situation , without relating it directly to you . |
| 2 | There 's more than one way to kill a cat … . |
| 3 | There 's more than one way to prevent segre to prevent integration , you can draw school boundaries in certain ways to effectively segregate schools if you want to , but let's not have this macho stuff on the school steps , armed guards , you know , er I mean er the pictures of mobs , that 's the only expression for them I suppose , mobs of white people , you know , throwing , throwing bricks and bottles at seven and eight year old black children on the way to school , I do n't want , I do n't want , I can do without it . |
| 4 | And they make sure there 's more than one member of staff around . |
| 5 | Where more than one assessment was raised under different statutory provisions in respect of the same amount then , provided these were clearly alternative assessments , they were not void . |
| 6 | Where more than one sample has been used , mean values are shown here , although there are within-species differences . |
| 7 | Or say there 's more than one person working on a project . |
| 8 | When more than one child 's prints are made , then the sizes may be compared or ordered . |
| 9 | There 's more than one phone in there ! |
| 10 | There 's more than one kind of truth . ’ |
| 11 | If there 's more than one winner , they EACH get a ring . |
| 12 | If there 's more than one winner , the 1,000 prize will be shared but EVERY winner gets the solitaire ring . |
| 13 | There 's more than one angle on everything . |
| 14 | Where more than one remedy is required they can be given in sequence , one at a time , a certain length of time apart — one every ten minutes , for example , or one every half hour . |
| 15 | I have to warn Professor that there 's more than one party can play that game and if he thinks that it is sensible to run the affairs of this council on deliberate obstructionism on the basis that if you go on long enough you can wear people down then I think it 's unfortunate , it 's bad for this council bad for the people we serve , it does frankly nothing for local government and I ca n't blame central government if it loses patience So I recognise at the end of the day that erm Mr has had troubles with some of his erm er newcomers he obviously needs to re-establish some control over his group . |
| 16 | Erm , I think that the most important point within the , the er , report Chairman , is in paragraph erm , three four , where the Rural Development Commission are , are saying very strongly that if there 's more than one area designated within the county and there are now three areas designated within Shropshire , in the past there was only one R D , R D A area , that it all runs through , there are now three separate R D A areas , the , the R D , the Rural Development Commission are recommending very strongly that if you do have that , then they should be managed by a single R DP Committee . |
| 17 | Where more than one patron existed or disagreement looked probable every step was taken to ensure compromise . |
| 18 | Where more than one channel is provided for , the device is question will incorporate some form of analogue multiplexer . |
| 19 | Where more than one organization is involved in the manufacture , supply , and maintenance of the equipment and software , care should be taken to make explicit the nature of the intended contractual relationship between each organization and Oxford University Press . |
| 20 | ‘ There 's more than one radio playing . |
| 21 | Where more than one detector is required to give adequate protection to a dwelling , they will have to be interconnected so that the activation of one unit will operate the alarm on all the detectors provided . |
| 22 | You may use your valid national licence or international driving permit but not for more than 1 year from the date of entry into the UK . |
| 23 | In general , do not exceed the total time of the still air pattern by more than 1 minute . |
| 24 | Arrange the shells on an oiled baking tray , season them and brush each shell lightly with a little oil — use no more than 1 tablespoon in all . |
| 25 | To some extent this is true , since Michael Chisholm 's research has shown that subsistence land use results in settlements being not more than 1 kilometre ( ½ mile ) or so from most of their land ( Fig 59 ) and hence settlements should perhaps be expected to be 1–2 kilometres ( ½-1 mile ) apart . |
| 26 | A typical pack will have a capacity of 500 mAH which , in a collective pitch model employing five servos and a gyro , may have a fully charged life of only 20–25 minutes and certainly no more than 1 hour . |
| 27 | Herpex simplex virus infection causing a mucocutaneous ulcer that persists for more than 1 month , or bronchitis , pneumonitis , or oesophagitis for any duration in a patient > 1 month of age . |
| 28 | Anyone viewing it for more than 1 round acquires D3 Insanity Points . |
| 29 | Be sure to use really juicy tomatoes for this preserve , or the yield of juice will be very small , and at best will not be more than I pint from 2½ lb. of fruit . |
| 30 | It is normally used in association with ripening and colouring , and for roses therefore apply in June onwards — hoe and water in ½ ounce ( 14g ) per square yard ( square metre ) at no more than 3–4 week intervals . |