Example sentences of "he [be] more [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There to watch him were more than 200 invited guests , including textile designers , producers , analysts and journalists from America , Europe and Japan , and a clutch of local dignitaries . |
| 2 | But he was a big man and for some reason I had an unhealthy picture of him being more than able to do something unspeakable to Tonka toys . |
| 3 | It is possible that he suspected Margaret 's love for him was more than just admiration or affection . |
| 4 | He was shifting in her mind suddenly , stepping out of the shadows she had so forcibly pushed him into in self-defence , and she realised her attraction to him was more than just physical . |
| 5 | He 's more than ten — he 's 41 ! |
| 6 | His immediate superior and his superintendent had departed ten minutes before for a conference at Lewes and he was more than somewhat at a loss . |
| 7 | His eyes were getting used to the dim light and , as she emerged into a whole shape under the fanlight , he was more than ever conscious of how beautiful and how youthful she was . |
| 8 | He was more than the anchor man , everyone knew that , and if he wanted to put a regular science spot in the program , the producer would n't agree . |
| 9 | He worked as a lifeguard at Waimea Bay ; but he was more than a lifeguard : he was the Bay 's presiding spirit , its faithful genie , its ruler . |
| 10 | When he returned to Hawaii he was more than a hero , he was a saviour , a messiah . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Primarily a national vegetable judge , he was more than happy to cast his expert eye over the quality field of spring flowers and he commented on the high standard achieved by the village . |
| 13 | Once Jonadab had threatened physical violence , the son realised that he was more than a match for his ageing parent . |
| 14 | An awkward silence came between them and he was more than grateful when Mister Tom called out to him . |
| 15 | ‘ He was more than a colleague ; he was also a wonderful friend . ’ |
| 16 | It was director Joseph L Mankiewicz who had given Brando the chance to prove he was more than just a mumbling slob by casting him as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar . |
| 17 | He was more than anyone responsible for the loss to his Church of the Scottish settlers and their descendants in the north of Ireland . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , he was more than just royal . |
| 19 | Whether he was more than that , whether he carried weight with the monarch or the Council , was up to him . |
| 20 | I think he was more than capable of shooting Barak in the back . |
| 21 | Now , he was more than slightly taken aback to find her in his room . |
| 22 | The great Kemble would have been proud of him : he was more than a little proud of himself . |
| 23 | He was more than a head taller than her , dark-haired and straight-boned . |
| 24 | Sir John condemned large advances for authors as ‘ sheer folly ’ ( although he admitted that while they were still common practice he was more than happy to receive one ) , and wondered whether as more publishers ‘ linked into bookshops ’ EPOS systems via EDI there would still be a long-term need for wholesalers ’ . |
| 25 | He was more than ever aware of the control which Burun was capable of exercising over the affairs of the Kha-Khan 's court . |
| 26 | He was more than a little inclined to pomposity ( ‘ I am bound to speak in terms of high eulogium on the subject of Rouen 's literary reputation ’ ) , but his fussiness over detail makes him a useful informant . |
| 27 | On 1 November 1781 he appeared before a board at the Navy Office , produced the necessary certificates and papers , answered the examining captains ' questions satisfactorily , and passed for lieutenant , the board observing that ‘ he was more than 31 years old ’ , which suggests the lack of a birth certificate . |
| 28 | It was true that he was more than capable of all that ; what was more , the measures Merymose described were ones which he would usually have taken instinctively . |
| 29 | He was more than happy to oblige , especially when I explained why . ’ |
| 30 | In fact , I felt he was more than ready to discuss male-female relations . |