Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] more [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not unusual for horses to do this and more often than not it is just a tiny nick and does n't cause any problem or any pain . |
| 2 | Some went away empty-handed but more often than not a huge cuddly animal was won and before long all the members of the group from Conway House were loaded with prizes . |
| 3 | Food is scarce and more often than not they go hungry . |
| 4 | We do not think the criterion can be put any better or more clearly than it is put in R.S.C. , Ord. 62 , r. 12(2) and would hold that , on the true construction of the 18 February 1985 mortgage , the defendants are entitled to be paid or to retain out of the mortgaged property all their actual costs , charges and expenses ( including the receivers ' remuneration ) except in so far they are of an unreasonable amount or have been unreasonably incurred and with any doubts as to whether the costs have been reasonably incurred or are reasonable in amount being resolved in favour of the defendants . |
| 5 | Such actions may cut as deep or more deeply than all but the most violent of thrashings . |
| 6 | Sometimes these losses do not amount to anything important but more often than not they include the loss of some article of sentimental value which creates a strong emotional response . |
| 7 | Shooting is extremely difficult and more often than not the fox is wounded rather than killed outright . |