Example sentences of "than twice the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police stopped Kelly , of Chelmsford , and a breath test showed him to be more than twice the legal alcohol limit . |
| 2 | A policeman stopped her in Chawton , where the alcohol in her breath was found to be more than twice the legal limit . |
| 3 | It follows the publication of medical research which says men who 've worked for the Atomic Energy Authority and may have been exposed to certain radioactive materials have more than twice the normal risk of developing prostate cancer . |
| 4 | But , in order to buy rather than rent their own homes , Britain 's nine million home buyers now have to borrow an average of £37,000 — more than twice the average income — whereas 10 years ago the average loan of £11,800 worked out at 1.7 times income . |
| 5 | Their rate of natural increase is more than twice the national average , and their numbers increased by 214 per cent between 1971 and 1981 . |
| 6 | Across Kent crime rose by fifteen percent in nineteen ninety two that 's more than twice the national average . |
| 7 | Some of the worst figures are to be found in Gloucestershire where police say they 're up by more than twice the national average . |
| 8 | The higher rate of payment was set at more than twice the previous fee for night visits . |
| 9 | You 'll pay only for the amount of cover you feel you need because the Midland Personal Accident Plan provides two levels of cover — Gold Cover and Silver Cover , for less than twice the monthly cost . |
| 10 | A private collector paid more than twice the expected price at the Sotheby 's sale . |
| 11 | Of the seats where Labour is second , there are 31 where it is behind by 5 per cent or less and a further 11 where the Liberal Democrat vote is more than twice the Tory majority and a differential split in Labour 's favour would produce a Labour gain . |