Example sentences of "[vb past] [det] more [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In most cases conversion meant little more than adjusting the overhead wires to allow for two conductors instead of one . |
| 2 | ‘ Only because I could n't work out how you were doing it , ’ I said , and she laughed some more and asked if I wanted to join her friends . |
| 3 | We consulted the acknowledged experts in the field , many of whom were not known to the general public ; and for the most part we did little more than synthesise their conclusions in a readily digestible fashion . |
| 4 | Herzen had founded a " Free Russian Press " almost immediately after arriving in England in 1853 , but the fifteen flysheets and brochures he published between then and 1855 did little more than lose him money . |
| 5 | It did little more than endorse reforms already introduced : the second ecumenical Council of the Lateran ( 1139 ) did likewise . |
| 6 | But here , under the thick turf roof and the stone walls which had weathered many a north Atlantic gale , we were secure from the driving rain , and the heaviest gusts of wind did little more than make the oil-lamp flicker in its hanger . |
| 7 | This transformation did little more than reflect the changing current of aesthetics in Western Europe at this time . |
| 8 | Analysts noted that the agreement did little more than reinforce the status quo , since production was already running at around 25,000,000 bpd . |
| 9 | In fact the script , which saw American lawyer Thomas Ward cleared of the charge of stealing £5.2 million from Guinness while he was working on the brewing giant 's takeover of Distillers Group , did little more than tie up the loose ends of the storyline . |
| 10 | Many employers did little more than comply with the bare regulations . |
| 11 | Of the other US investments McGraw-Hill did little more than tread water , but Houghton Mifflin recovered well from depressed levels in mid-1991 . |
| 12 | Perhaps she really did little more than lend her name , but it was to her at any rate that Queen Victoria 's secretary wrote with royal support for her venture ( the Queen had also supported the Victoria Press , named after her ) . |
| 13 | The sale of part of the assets of BP oil owned by the government in Howe 's first budget did little more than continue the policy of Denis Healey 's Labour budget of 1976 . |
| 14 | Well , that 's not how schoolboys talk , so they sneered some more and waited for Oliver to challenge them to a formal fight . |
| 15 | Flavia transmitted , the woman cried some more and said , ‘ Go and ask what I owe them . ’ |
| 16 | I smiled some more and took the flak as the lady was forced to wait . |
| 17 | But he did much more than write : he drew it and painted it . |