Example sentences of "[verb] that [pers pn] [verb] more [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boswell certainly did not consider that it merited more than a brief mention , and was in no way put out by it . |
| 2 | If others point out to me that I always shirk opportunities to get something which I earnestly insist that I desire more than anything else in the world , I shall be persuaded to relinquish it as an end only if on reflection I am forced to admit to myself that I do not feel about it as strongly as I supposed . |
| 3 | Leonard believed that they interconnected more than he is given credit for ; he chose to speak of that one within , though not absolutely . |
| 4 | Of the RECORDS Laurie Bruce says that we had more than ever before , with some real treasures among the ‘ 78's , and more long-playing records in really mint condition . |
| 5 | Blumler also suggested that parliamentary television was markedly bipartisan , paying relatively little attention to the Liberal Democrats and Members of other smaller parties , but analysis of the actuality contributions of various participants shows that they received more than their proportionate strength in the House ; Liberal Democrats were given 4.3% of total actuality contributions and took part on 7.8% of contribution occasions . |
| 6 | But Mashelle emphasizes the value of cassava to Tanzania and Africa as a whole , noting that it provides more than half the calorie needs of 200 million Africans . |
| 7 | With regard to Guy 's , we now know that they do more and are a success . |
| 8 | A third party may assert that it has more than a mere interest in a certain subject , since it has a legal right81 in the subject matter of the dispute , or a right granted under a treaty between the parties . |
| 9 | There is surely something very odd about insisting that I need more than the fact that I love cats and hate dogs to decide which to have about the house . |
| 10 | His salary is now £143,000 , which means that it has more than trebled in just a couple of years . |
| 11 | I am not a child to be frightened by a resolution of a board of directors , or to be soothed by the present of shares ( each carrying 10 liability ) in a company which has been losing money every year from its commencement , and which nothing short of a miracle could make pay a dividend as hitherto managed ; neither is my position in Scientific Circles here such as to render my retaining the editorship of any advantage to me — indeed , I am vain enough to think that I confer more than I receive . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend will concede that we have more than lived up to our promise that our Army of the future , as the Select Committee report said , will be outstandingly well equipped . |
| 13 | I had made a start in Burmese at the School of Oriental Languages in London , going up from Stepney for a weekly lesson , so I could read haltingly and use a score or more greetings and questions , which deceived the kindly village people into thinking that I knew more than I did , with the result that an opening sentence of mine would elicit a whole string of Burmese from which I would only pick up a word or two . |
| 14 | Corporate life is changing as companies realize that they need more than young managers who demand high starting salaries , work a standard day , keep in line , and concern themselves about security . |
| 15 | No one drank the spirits but Rufus , and Adam suspected that he drank more than he let on about , probably keeping a private bottle somewhere . |
| 16 | I suggested that they had more than likely received a stern lecture in lieu of a death sentence ; in the world of Arabs , blame for unsanctioned sex is placed wholly on the shoulders of the female . |