Example sentences of "the [noun] had [vb pp] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they quickly learned to avoid the aposematic ones and by the end of the experiment had eaten more of the inconspicuous variety |
| 2 | The wind had taken more of my energy than it saved , and without the sail , the wheelbarrow was much easier to control . |
| 3 | There had been several copyings out and rewritings over a number of years , and although the changes made are sometimes evidence of ideological revisionism ( the poet had become more conformist in his later years ) , what is remarkable is how much of the young man 's vision has been allowed to remain intact . |
| 4 | The closest they got to an opinion on the two campaigns was when Andrew said that Labour 's campaign organisers had been ‘ more laid back ’ than the Tories , but his brother immediately disagreed , saying that perhaps the Conservatives had shown more flexibility in their poster plans . |
| 5 | Not for the first time , the legate had shown more enthusiasm for papal power than the pope . |
| 6 | If only the Government had concentrated more resources on the development of clean coal generators , we would not be light years behind the United States , Japan and other coal-producing countries in Europe . |
| 7 | One-half of the trainees had derived more confidence from attending courses , ranging from ‘ now being able to feed lambs through a stomach tube ’ ( this from a 50-year old farmer who had had sheep for 30 years ) to ‘ the confidence to tackle all but the most difficult workshop repair jobs ’ . |
| 8 | By the end of the war the factory had produced more shells than any other of its size , and at 25 per cent less cost , while the output of ammunition boxes had more than quadrupled . |
| 9 | The right wing within the party had shown more realism about the events in Europe than the left wing . |
| 10 | A try-count of 3-1 in favour of the visitors was a fair reflection of the run of play and , if the Acads had had more finishing power , it might have been more . |