Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for [det] than [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , we are sceptical about trade figures in general and , third , these figures only account for less than half Britain 's trade . ’ |
| 2 | In the last 15 years there has been an enormous increase in the volume of frozen chips being consumed , even although straight-cut chips for frying still account for more than half the chips bought . |
| 3 | The aim is to reduce the ranks of the young unemployed who now account for more than half the nation 's two million jobless and to give them an added skill which will help them find work when the training is over . |
| 4 | ‘ I would put our chances at 50–50 — and you ca n't really ask for more than that . |
| 5 | Unless you are an especially skilled presenter never talk for more than half an hour without allowing your audience some kind of break . |