Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [adj] [subord] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is something of a tension in Mill 's view , because he thinks that erm it 's very important that if there is plural voting then the people who only have one vote should be prepared to accept the situation , so that the reasons why these people are given extra votes should be reasoned that the public , the uneducated accept past critics have pointed out if that 's going to be the case , why is it necessary to give these people extra votes , give the educated actual votes , because if the uneducated accept that the decisions of the educated are worth more than their own decisions , the opinions of the educated are worth more than the opinions of the uneducated , if they really do accept that , what 's to stop them just following the decisions of the educated in their own vote ? |
| 2 | ( b ) the attractions of the target to the offeror ( eg asset value , economies of scale , future performance , pension scene surplus etc ) may be such that , in its eyes , the target 's shares are worth more than their market price ; |
| 3 | That picture hanging over your fireplace might just be worth more than your whole house . |
| 4 | At the time we were alongside Vigilant when our port engine mysteriously started while we were all having lunch . |
| 5 | Miss Wilson , who has worked for the auctioneers for 25 years , suspected it was worth more than its modest £1,200 estimate . |
| 6 | Even the Association headquarters was worth less than its mortgage . |
| 7 | Even the Association headquarters was worth less than its mortgage . |
| 8 | Everyone was in black because their best clothes were for funerals , and everyone danced . |