Example sentences of "you [verb] more [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yeah , ’ said I. ‘ You got more important things to do than fight with your brother . |
| 2 | It can provide general lighting so you can move around safely and see more or less what you are doing when it 's dark outside ; task lighting when you want more concentrated light in a particular area for a particular job ( including reading ) ; mood lighting to provide different atmospheres in different rooms at different times ; and it can also be used to illuminate the outside of the home . |
| 3 | If you want more detailed information you can ring Freeline Social Security — a free and confidential service on 0800 666 555 . |
| 4 | You may find it useful to refer to the latest issues of the following manuals if you want more detailed information about using LIFESPAN . |
| 5 | You may find it useful to refer to the latest issues of the following manuals if you want more detailed information about using LIFESPAN . |
| 6 | Now the way I see it , you want more upmarket time than the plebs . |
| 7 | Just because you receive more official letters about a particular payment does not mean that it should be first on the list to be paid off , if it means ignoring other important debts such as a mortgage , gas and electricity , or perhaps the taxman . |
| 8 | Just because you receive more official letters about a particular payment does not mean that it should be first on the list to be paid off , if it means ignoring other important debts such as a mortgage , gas and electricity , or perhaps the taxman . |
| 9 | Taken together , the words I hope conceal more than they reveal , and will serve only until such time as the precise formulation of your terms of reference enables you to select more apposite nomenclature . |
| 10 | Lynne can actually give you you know more detailed information on infirmity allowances . |
| 11 | You get more modern hymns in that . |
| 12 | Head : ‘ Are we saying that you get more personal satisfaction out of your political than professional life ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You par-boil them , ’ he said solemnly , ‘ then you scrape them with a fork and that puts ridges on them and then you get more crispy bits . ’ |
| 14 | If your pupilmaster is now above doing the humbler type of work ( in the county court or before magistrates ) with which you will have to start in your own practice , he will arrange for you to accompany more junior members of chambers to these lower courts . |
| 15 | The raiding of Wimbledon , Lendl explained , was not going to be a suicide mission : ‘ Against some players you feel more confident moving to the net than against others . |
| 16 | Back in the time of idealism it all seemed to connect : you trained more young people and the ‘ educated ’ sector of the economy would expand as a result . |
| 17 | Most importantly I would like to thank all those involved both as ‘ fund raisers ’ and ‘ sponsors ’ for their support and I hope that their sterling efforts will inspire you to undertake more new fund raising projects . |
| 18 | To help you to take more effective notes . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , you have more spare time on your hands , Mr Malpass . ’ |
| 20 | But try and find out if you want to — you have more spare time off than I do . |
| 21 | ( It will become item no. 36 on the agenda , and in any event you have more important things to do . ) |
| 22 | If you need more hot water at any other time , just one touch of a button will give you a tank-full of hot water at any time you need it . |
| 23 | This option allows you to make more sweeping changes — for example you can go from a bar chart to a line chart . |