Example sentences of "[prep] more food " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prohibitionist thinking which affected America in the 1920s was not without supporters in Britain , and the practical result in architecture was that pubs emphasised their domestic image , and encouraged the serving of more food , as against the all-male tradition of ‘ vertical drinking ’ at a bar . |
| 2 | It mostly seems to involve producing food for animals to eat , whose excrement is then collected to assist the growth of more food for animals . |
| 3 | When hunting , they fly hard and fast , but a trained bird will never go too far from the falconer and the promise of more food . |
| 4 | It strode through the black rain to the car wreck in the forecourt , sensing the presence of more food . |
| 5 | ‘ No sooner is the dish empty than it is filled again — and with more food than before ! ’ |
| 6 | Whenever she did this successfully , of course , I 'd reward her handsomely with more food and words of praise . |
| 7 | In this way , the mother provides her baby with more food over the period of its development than she would be able to pack into a single egg , and what is more , she can do this over a long period instead of being compelled to produce it all at one moment . |
| 8 | The next day we returned to the Rovacchia with more food for the boys , but as we started walking towards the embankment we heard a woman shouting at us : ‘ Where is Anna ? |
| 9 | The farming achievements of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were also motivated by the need for more food . |
| 10 | As their demand for more food arises the young ferrets will then make their way towards the fresh meat , taking a great interest in it . |
| 11 | This further improved their efficiency in the search for more food . |
| 12 | Yet the government intends to ask for more food relief this year . |
| 13 | After a long discussion , they decided that one of them should ask for more food after supper that evening , and Oliver was chosen . |
| 14 | In a very short space of time , she had demolished two more such beef sandwiches supplied by Mr Beckenham , with the addition of a large slice of pie , the whole washed down with gulps of water in between , only so that she might clear her mouth for more food . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , and their cats will be looked after too — one only hopes Daisy wo n't put in more food for them than for the humans . ’ |
| 16 | Then , as soon as the lecture was over , I 'd rush to the campus shop or café to fill up on more food : sweets , cakes and peanuts . |
| 17 | Furthermore , although you are losing weight without hunger , feeling better and enjoying increased energy and vigour , you look forward to more food freedom at the end of the fourteen days … |