Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [noun] [prep] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such were sport 's priorities in the year the Olympics played host to more multi-millionaires than an OPEC conference , and the Premier League opened its greedy doors for business . |
| 2 | The 1911 National Insurance Act had implications for more than social security policy , in two ways . |
| 3 | More branches than ever joined in six hundred and seventy four in all and collections took place at more Tesco 's than ever , two hundred and twenty five . |
| 4 | And the insects were not disturbed because organic farming was then all the rage and Keton-Etone-Methyl-Tri-Di-Meta-post-Oxy-Chlorane had been banned , with the result that the tree gave rise to more apples ; out of the downtrodden and digested came beauty and increase , and fruits of the earth , and all sorts of parable lessons which children are taught at their mothers ’ knee in sweet little story-books . |
| 5 | The extension provided Rabbani with more time to form a consultative assembly , the Council of Resolution and Settlement ( Hal wa Aqd Shura ) , which would elect a permanent president and prepare for a general election . |
| 6 | His suggestions included requests for more towels on Sundays , coconut mats for the worst tees ( ‘ as used on other courses ’ ) , for the sand boxes ( used for making tee pegs ) to have small holes bored in them to let rainwater drain away . |
| 7 | Union leaders representing more than 8,000 white-collar staff gave warning of more stoppages and said the company was on a collision course . |
| 8 | It was a strange position for a Rank film to adopt and , after the launch of the Sunday night series , ‘ Armchair Theatre ’ , in 1956 , television presented dramas with more grit in each minute than many feature films had in their whole duration . |
| 9 | After this , Peter attended counselling for more than a year . |
| 10 | The Colonial Office asked Ridgeway for more details , including a transcript of the trial testimony . |
| 11 | Another defeat , another low score for captain Graham Gooch , and another pasting for their bowlers as Australia romped home by six wickets left England with more worry as the Ashes series countdown continues . |