Example sentences of "[pron] more [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next month I 'll be looking at how to use you 're spreadsheet to work out whether its more cost effective to buy or rent property . |
| 2 | Slaphappy and occasionally slapdash as the film sometimes seems at its more louche moments , as a dramatic entity its energy , irony and visual wit make one forgive almost all . |
| 3 | Then it was onto Oxford 's more established University and a chance to meet some of its more establishment students . |
| 4 | A local authority covering a rural area , but also including several mediumsized towns , was keen to automate some of its more labour intensive and costly money transmission services . |
| 5 | About the same time , a group of Royalist gentry seized Chichester from its more Puritan aldermen and Ford retired there to lead a force quickly besieged in the city by the Parliamentary troops commanded by Sir William Waller . |
| 6 | Cohabitation seems to offer them more freedom . |
| 7 | The Supergrid gave them more freedom to optimise their siting by these criteria . |
| 8 | those who have come through traditional SCOTVEC and C & G courses consider that the style of the HNC ‘ unitised ’ programme allows them more freedom to further develop their personal and academic skills . |
| 9 | Hence the social acceptability of earlier retirement by women can prove a mixed blessing : it gives them more chance to leave paid work at a time of their own choosing , but also leaves them more open to pressure from others to retire . |
| 10 | This would certainly allow students to participate more in their own learning , and give them more chance to get to grips with complex ideas . |
| 11 | Mr Major also increased the annual limit on investment in PEPs from £4,800 to £6,000 and allowed them more scope to buy unit trusts . |
| 12 | Even if labour moves between firms , they carry with them more skill and experience than a new recruit and may therefore expect this to be rewarded . |
| 13 | How it will earn them more money . |
| 14 | Johnson gave them more money , the not inconsiderable sum of a shilling each , for which generosity they hailed him , addressing him as ‘ My Lord ’ . |
| 15 | The products are not made to make them more money , they are there to help embalmers give better results . |
| 16 | They say to do that they need the Government to give them more money . |
| 17 | He had n't said a word since his last attempt to bamboozle the androids who had brought them more bread and water . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , give them more ownership and more say in management decisions ; give them stock options ; give the unions more clout — whatever it takes . ’ |
| 19 | Since the birth of their sons , Felix ( now aged four ) and Max ( one ) , the Roberts were lucky enough to take over the raised ground floor which not only gave them more space but also allowed them vital access to the garden . |
| 20 | Is it that we help publishers to clear their excess stock to give them more space and money to print something else ? |
| 21 | At the first sign of new leaves , give them more water and move them to a warmer place ( about 10–16°C , 50–60°F ) . |
| 22 | Journalists can do little about legal costs and insurance , but they should be well versed in the legal defences which give them more latitude than is commonly thought . |
| 23 | ‘ She outlined her regard for the children and made the point that she showed them more attention than the Prince of Wales appeared to . ’ |
| 24 | Richard Rellford , a monomaniac dunker with Maccabi Rishon , promises them more trouble in this evening 's semi-final . |
| 25 | There was not a lot of point in bringing these gifts , since her father 's allotment kept them well supplied with fresh vegetables ( although he did not grow sweet peas , considering them more trouble than they were worth ) . |
| 26 | With The Frank & Walters ' debut LP ( ‘ Trains , Boats And Planes ’ ) already captivating the UK public , Mr Anonymous Music Shop Employee would do well to show them more respect . |
| 27 | The fact that lexical choices are optional gives them more weight than grammatical choices . |
| 28 | His condition is said to be stable and detectives at his bedside are hoping he may be able to give them more information about the attack . |
| 29 | ‘ Perhaps some people need a psychological or emotional crutch before their faith will come back or to give them more confidence . |
| 30 | In the recent cup tie at Stradey Park I was saddened to see their lack of commitment , but a recent big win at Newport has given them more confidence and I think that we should watch out for them next season . |