Example sentences of "more [conj] less [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He supposed he was more or less honour bound to help her . |
| 2 | And I think Don could read the music too but they 'd be more or less self taught otherwise but then they would have started playing by ear . |
| 3 | Five year apprenticeship yes and er it was more or less labourer work you were just a boy and run and did messages and carried whatever the journeymen bakers wanted . |
| 4 | Nor did he know whether the fridge had been manufactured to last or to become obsolescent quickly ; nor whether it consumed more or less electricity to run than other models ; nor whether , when it was defunct , its parts could or would be recycled . |
| 5 | Initial training to teach operators how to use the system takes more or less time depending on the software , but typically this ranges from two to five days . |
| 6 | the was that the first one was was more or less science orientated an I I , I looked at it and thought how how I could how I could make it such that it was common |
| 7 | These issues will create more or less tension depending on the attitude and skill of the head , and on the existing ethos of the staff . |
| 8 | Many related compounds were made in the same laboratories and were investigated in more or less detail according to the promise they showed . |