Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this time of year there was n't enough milk anywhere in the village to borrow for more than a few days . |
| 2 | Downes himself could not stay for more than a few minutes . |
| 3 | It was funny to hear Sir Bernard Ingham telling us on that delayed programme about the recession , which Samir Shah so bravely defended , that Mrs Thatcher was too nice to sack people ( bless you , Bernard , she got through more company than Sweeney Todd ) . |
| 4 | Sitting at right-angles to them ( on either side of the corner of a table ) or even alongside them will make for more harmony . |
| 5 | It would only make for more difficulties later on . |
| 6 | The fact is , transition to the simpler rules will involve costs , though at the end of the day it will make for more cost effective regulation than the present encyclopedias . ’ |
| 7 | So if you look at individuals making erm decisions about punishment or some decision where there 's a consequence or an element of risk , you 'll find that groups quite often tend to go for more extreme behaviour than any one of the individuals in the group . |
| 8 | The so-called Anabaptists ' take-over of Munster in 1536 became for more than a century afterwards a byword among the respectable for the supposed anarchy , savagery and madness which were bound to result if ever the " multitude " gained political power . |
| 9 | Made form high-performance polyurethane foam , it has one of the highest expansion capacities of any foam filler on the market : it will expand to 2½ times the volume of the product extruded , allowing for more and larger tasks to be undertaken . |
| 10 | These headings need a minimum fullness of twice the track length and calculations should be treated in the same way as for pinch pleat heading , but allowing for more pleats ( ‘ tubes ’ ) of a smaller size and closer spacing . |
| 11 | Additional information exists — repeat for more details . |
| 12 | Additional Products exist — repeat for more details . |
| 13 | Additional SPRs exist — repeat for more details . |
| 14 | Additional SSRs exist — repeat for more details . |
| 15 | Get you some victims to be included because presumably they want to appeal for more members |
| 16 | It will be hard , as only one in ten succeed in abstaining for more than a year . |
| 17 | The move , by the new coalition of Liberals and Christian Democrats , satisfies the Dutch confederation of industry , which has lobbied for more support for industrial R&D and innovations . |
| 18 | Already equipped for this the fire brigade provided tarpaulins and arranged for more to be sent round . |
| 19 | The area was sealed off , sniffer dogs were called in to search for more explosives and the bags taken to the Metropolitan Police forensic science laboratory for examination . |
| 20 | I left her , and went to search for more information in a different place . |
| 21 | In Scotland and Wales public pressure developed for more independence than could be gained from decentralized administration . |
| 22 | The Collector , his mind too feverish to recollect for more than a moment what all this activity was about , became absorbed in the contemplation of this pariah dog . |
| 23 | We do not yet know the implications for job numbers of the reorganisation , but as stated in the AEA Times Bulletin there may be a need to plan for more reductions than previously anticipated . |
| 24 | Every year we buy his work for more than the year before and every year we sell for more than the year before 1991 being no exception . |
| 25 | One is certainly not enough , when you consider the number of cars and drivers who use this stretch of motorway each day.It 's unwise for people tol have to drive for more than an hour and a half without taking a break . |
| 26 | With EDS funding due to end next year , ICL is lobbying the European Commission to extend financing for more software research until 1994. 50% of ICL 's EDS research budget came from the EC 's Esprit purse . |
| 27 | She gave a hoarse moan of resistance and desire , pushing at his broad shoulders as his strong hands pressed her hips closer to his body , and as she felt that mouth claiming hers with deeper passion , and felt the evidence of his hard excitement , she felt her body clamouring for more , her eyes closing and her mouth moving under his hungrily , little gasps of shocked desire coming from the back of her throat . |
| 28 | Their recent blockbusting Belfast 1991 production at the Group Theatre left everyone clamouring for more . |
| 29 | Its virtual monopoly on the allegiance of the Ovambo , who account for more than half Namibia 's population of 1.3 million , all but guarantees Swapo more than half the voters . |
| 30 | If junior creditors account for more than a third of the creditors , they can force concessions from their senior partners . |