Example sentences of "[pers pn] was more [conj] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was more than encouraged by this , and even more uplifted when in a space of less than 5 yards , an Edward VI ( 1547–53 ) shilling came to light . |
| 2 | She had recognised that Jack 's jail sentence would probably — with parole — be fairly short , a year or two maybe , and she was more than prepared to sit those years out , now , in return for normal family life . |
| 3 | She had n't envied those girls until now ; she stole a look at Roman and admitted to herself that she was more than attracted to him . |
| 4 | At the age of 20 , Gedge was willing to placate his parents by taking on such a squalid job , but just a few years later , he was more than prepared to stand up to their well-intentioned pressure . |
| 5 | He was more than prepared to trade blows with the former circus act Benichou . |