Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] [was/were] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certain aspects of centres ' work may have been less successful than others ( there was a considerable and unproductive stress on making inefficient ‘ cheap ’ material such as bead microscopes ) and some centres like Nsukka , Nairobi , Domasi and Njala were more active than others but the overall record in terms of creation of exciting relevant material based on children 's experience is indeed impressive . |
| 2 | Ezooli and Eve were more interested in the cafés , while Elice planned tragically which drugs she planned to get hold of . |
| 3 | The 1988 BCS argues that Asians and Afro-Caribbeans were more likely to become the victims of crime but that this is : |
| 4 | Booth and Rowntree were more concerned with getting the measure of poverty than with trying to devise a general theory about it . |
| 5 | Leaning out of the window , just before the guard blew his whistle , she said in a desperate voice , ‘ My darlings , my darlings , you are happy here , are n't you ? ’ and Carrie was more than frightened then ; she was terrified . |
| 6 | An element was still missing from the equation of Tatyana 's suicide and Blanche was more convinced than ever that Taczek possessed it . |
| 7 | Still , it would be hard to deny that in , say , 1875 what went on in the university of Kazan and Kiev was more significant than what went on in Yale and Princeton . |
| 8 | Rushmere spent 71 balls over his 29 , and at times it seemed as if Wessels and Kirsten were more interested in spending much-needed time in the middle than trying to set a challenging target . |
| 9 | Handling him was going to be a delicate business , and Nelson was more than relieved that the job would n't fall to him . |
| 10 | Indeed , Kinnock and Thatcher were more visible in our pre-campaign week , when both were on highly publicized foreign tours , than they were during the campaign itself . |
| 11 | Colebrooke 's displeasure at seeing Cranston and Athelstan was more than apparent . |
| 12 | The argument between Watson and Forbes was more than a mere priority dispute — it reflected a basic disagreement over the purpose of gathering geographical information . |
| 13 | Gloom and despondency hung over the royal party and Anne was more than a little resentful of having been required to join them in sanctuary . |
| 14 | McStay and Grant had got the better of Hamilton and McGinlay while Slater and Collins were more effective than Lennon and Wright on the flanks . |
| 15 | Steve and Paul were more in awe of him than me because of all his work with Roxy Music . |
| 16 | Stewart and Tait were more aware of the degradation of energy , moral as well as physical , and thus of the impermanence of the world . |
| 17 | It were always like , me and our Colin were more or less with me dad , and our Margaret and John were more or less for me mum . |
| 18 | Each of these had its own grammar school , but ( by a fine piece of local and ingenious conservatism ) those at Chipping Norton and Burford were more or less comprehensive . |
| 19 | Donna and Julie were more interested in the layout of the building than in Paxton 's nostalgic musings . |
| 20 | The scoreline perhaps did not reflect the effort which Down put in but Bangor were more clinical in finishing off their moves . |
| 21 | of the greatest 100 metres ever run , ‘ Lewis was ready , but Ben was more ready . |
| 22 | But Hassan was more cunning then the Shah . |
| 23 | But Robinson was more important to the restored monarchy as financier and metropolitan administrator . |
| 24 | But Vincent was more touched by the news than he could say . |
| 25 | But God was more than a heavenly speaking clock to Richie . |
| 26 | Marguerite was busily describing the place to her and pointing out how well it had been restored , but Jenna was more aware of Alain 's dark silence . |
| 27 | But Fedorov was more cunning still . |
| 28 | But NoS was more like a racing power-boat , and Horsley soon found himself in the position of a water-skier rather than a captain . |
| 29 | But Hotspur was more concerned with those who stood and traded blows as long as they could stand , and some even longer , on their knees and still defiant . |
| 30 | But Silas was more guarded with his comment . |