Example sentences of "more [noun pl] [subord] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The builder will not start more houses than he can reasonably be sure of completing in an economically short period of time , nor at a price at which he will be unable to dispose of them . |
| 2 | I should have caught some more waves so they could n't underscore me . |
| 3 | do you want more potatoes because I ca n't eat these |
| 4 | And while the eighties saw fewer closures and many more reopenings than anyone could reasonably have hoped , it ended with thunder clouds of uncertainty about management style , privatisation , how to solve overcrowding , the Channel Tunnel . |
| 5 | A second factor is the existence in a region of a disproportionately large number of constituencies , enabling a party ( especially the strongest ) to win more seats than it would normally . |
| 6 | ‘ The price of a common press was only about one-tenth of the cost of the 1,000 kg of type that kept it occupied in a busy shop … so that the master could afford to own more presses than he would normally need . ’ |
| 7 | You 'll hear the words wrongful arrest from more lawyers than you can easily count . |
| 8 | As the bay of Acapulco comes into view , you are greeted by miles of endless golden beaches , clear blue sea and more watersports than you could possibly imagine , from waterskiing to scuba diving . |
| 9 | His choices were old-fashioned and lavish , with a full choir and more flowers than he could possibly afford . |
| 10 | They are a source of great uncertainty and insecurity that leads them to have more children than they would otherwise . |
| 11 | another revolution I mean that the fight that none , none of these things have really come to a full success , yeah , so nobody looks at them and says well we need no more revolutions because they 'll all work . |
| 12 | Today the natural hospitality and the beauty of the mountains is supplemented by more facilities than you could ever hope to master . |
| 13 | The Corporal had given Mike more press-ups than he could possibly hope to do , so the penalty had to be shared out among us all . |