Example sentences of "more [conj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | * The pattern of differences in relation to topics was very similar to that obtained in APU surveys : boys scored up to 17 percentage points more than girls on measures and scale reading items ; the largest difference , 19 points , was for an item in which angles were to be compared . |
| 2 | Division One teams accounted for £46m of the business as they adopted a Premier League or bust approach and clubs from the Third and Fourth Divisions made a net profit of more than £7m on dealings . |
| 3 | THE VISION of a local authority to spend more than £7m on a harbour re-development is already paying rich dividends , according to Wales ' tourism chief , former England cricket captain Tony Lewis . |
| 4 | If this means paying more than £10 on the holiday price , you will be entitled to cancel your holiday with a full refund of all money paid except for any premium paid to us for holiday insurance and amendment charges . |
| 5 | GIROBANK will charge card holders a £12 annual fee from October , but hopes to keep them sweet by insurance for goods that cost more than £50 on plastic for loss , theft or damage . |
| 6 | The 1989 Ryder Cup stepladder brigade will be delighted to learn that The Belfry has spent more than £500,000 on making improvements to the Brabazon Course in readiness for next year 's rematch . |
| 7 | We raised more than £750,000 on HTV West alone . |
| 8 | Land freight transport services contributed £353m in 1991 , an increase of more than £30m on 1990 . |
| 9 | But after spending more than £2,500 on a facelift and suffering a few weeks of looking and feeling like she had gone 12 rounds with Lennox Lewis , Fiona found that few people noticed any difference . |
| 10 | Darlington Health Authority looks set to spend more than £48,000 on the latest equipment to improve treatment for patients who need gall bladders removing and alternative treatment for women who would otherwise need a hysterectomy for problems with the womb . |
| 11 | Already he 's spent more than £100 on chicken wire and spent hours collecting up the various fillings . |
| 12 | At the time , he estimated that he , personally , had spent more than £400,000 on making the offer . |
| 13 | The Warrington-based group has spent more than £100m on acquisitions as it repositions itself for an upturn in the economy and yesterday it added to the line-up with The Crossroads hotel and restaurant at Weedon , Northampton , for £1.5m and South Marston Country Club near Swindon for £800,000 . |
| 14 | The Midland spent more than £1bn on acquisitions round the world between 1979 and 1981 , money it could barely afford because of its capital weakness . |
| 15 | Nonetheless , the company was still valued at more than £1bn on Stock Market as late as last September . |
| 16 | He forbade his manager , Leslie Knighton , to spend more than £1,000 on a player , at a time when £3,000 or more was normal . |
| 17 | Bosses announced yesterday they will be putting more than £1,000 on the price of some models from January 3 . |
| 18 | However , Chris Smith , owner of Westfield Sports Cars , claims that his company has had to spend more than £250,000 on readying the ZEi for the showroom , as well as allocating two full-time staff to the project . |
| 19 | Bookmakers estimate that 15 million people will wager more than £55million on the race , with any thoughts of the current recession being quickly forgotten . |
| 20 | And this month , you can take our a subscription for just £16.80 — a saving of more than £3 on the normal price of £20 . |
| 21 | Some admit to paying more than £200 on toys to fill their youngster 's Christmas stocking . |
| 22 | The Oldham-based firm , which manufactures a wide range of healthcare products , from swabs to saline solution and a variety of over the counter medicines and treatments , recently spent more than £1m on extending its Bootle pharmaceutical manufacturing facility , which trades under the name Seton Prebbles . |
| 23 | The only restrictions on purchasers were not to have owned their own home during the previous three years or to have spent more than $100,000 on their prospective North Side home . |
| 24 | The shares of one small Midlands brewer , for instance , reflect a valuation of less than £100,000 a pub , although they are actually commanding more than £150,000 on the open market . |
| 25 | Yorkshire Water is to spend more than £300m on improvements to supplies , treatment works , mains and sewers in the coming financial year , equivalent to £180 per household . |
| 26 | Glaxo says it spends more than £30,000 on the scheme , while a 50-place nursery could cost up to £250,000 to build and as much as £200,000 a year to run . |
| 27 | The documents from the Friends of Darlington Memorial Hospital ask employees to make a regular donation to the charity , which aims to spend more than £30,000 on equipment this year . |
| 28 | The documents , from the Friends of Darlington Memorial Hospital , ask employees to make a regular donation to the charity , which aims to spend more than £30,000 on equipment in the present financial year alone . |
| 29 | Or save more than £21 on two years of New Scientist , or over £53 on a three year subscription . |
| 30 | She had heard of storms great enough to flood some of the booths near to the shore , but never one that had thrown more than spray on the walls of the longhouses . |