Example sentences of "more than [num] times [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the court 's majority ( 7-1 ) opinion , however , Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote that although the punitive damages were more than four times the amount given to compensate Haslip for her injuries , and more than 200 times her out-of-pocket expenses , the award did " not cross the line into the area of constitutional impropriety " . |
| 2 | WALES now has a record 11.2 million sheep — more than four times its human population — a new census reveals . |
| 3 | A rifle owned by Wild West heroine Annie Oakley has fetched £84,000 more than five times its expected price at auction . |
| 4 | He also acquired an oak cupboard with linenfold panels of the same period made in Picardy for FFr380,000 ( £39,500 ; $68,730 ) , more than three times its low estimate and said after the sale only those unexpectedly high prices had prevented him from going for more . |
| 5 | With this award the Programme will be expanded to more than three times its present size and become one of the University 's most important academic developments . |
| 6 | And one Chemical Sales Manager said he increased his company profit on his next deal by more than three times his own salary ! |