Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Already equipped for this the fire brigade provided tarpaulins and arranged for more to be sent round . |
| 3 | In Scotland and Wales public pressure developed for more independence than could be gained from decentralized administration . |
| 4 | Some of the consequences were outlined in a study released on the eve of the conference by Arthur Andersen Petroleum Services which claimed that 20 per cent of future UK projects had been delayed for more than a year by the cash flow situation and other uncertainties . |
| 5 | This policy was not without its critics within the Bolshevik Party , and the Left Communists — among whom was Bukharin — pressed for more and far-reaching measures to be taken against capitalist property . |
| 6 | The new idea turned over in her mind as Mrs Stocks , all eager now , pressed for more details . |
| 7 | Pressed for more , she clams firmly up . |
| 8 | Lane accepted it without comment , although at another time he might have pressed for more of an answer ; he was n't a man who liked to be kept in the dark . |
| 9 | They should devote themselves wholly to the problem of making life in South Africa , regarded as more or less a foreign country , bearable for self-respecting British men and women . |
| 10 | The A grade in computing which may result from the obsession is regarded as more than adequate compensation for the dismal Cs in all other subjects . |
| 11 | Although the chance to split votes is from the British standpoint a novelty which a commentator can not ignore , it should not be regarded as more than a minor feature of the WGMS . |
| 12 | The Document Examination Laboratory with its cabinets and range of monorail cameras took up what some of his colleagues , notably Edwin Lorrimer , regarded as more than its share of room . |
| 13 | No doubt it appealed to his vanity and his ambition to be regarded as more than a mere fiddler ; but after a harrowing year it must have been a decision he bitterly regretted . |
| 14 | For him , the " Panopticon principle " ( p 216 ) should be regarded as more than just a particular example of ingenuity in architectural design ; rather : " … it was an event in the " history of the human mind " . |
| 15 | This is the tone about which least needs to be said , and which is usually regarded as more or less ‘ neutral ’ . |
| 16 | But with the spiralling expense of Christmas , crackers are coming to be regarded as more and more of a luxury . |
| 17 | Martin Hyman of British Aerospace got five enquiries and said that though he could have wished for more , those that he had talked to had , he felt , benefited considerably . |
| 18 | But he had wished for more than that . |
| 19 | No headmaster could have wished for more . |
| 20 | The range of political institutions and objectives is well discussed , although one could have wished for more emphasis to be placed on European Community matters and where they may lead us . |
| 21 | Most of our caravans are designed for more persons than our description but we only allow that number stated . |
| 22 | that people can make their o , they have a balanced education which allows them then to make their own choices about , that things are n't over , I mean if we 've lived in a patriarchal society in which men are in power and that kin , and male sexuality maybe has come through more in sex education , those have been the issues that have been co , ha have been given more importance and female issues have maybe been neglected a little bit and now erm , with Aids as a problem we do n't want to turn out and suddenly become really homo homophobic or really , you know , right condoms , condoms , it has to be you know , you need to kind of keep the balance so that people are given the information and then have the freedom to make the choice themselves . |
| 23 | Through George Wigg I became reasonably close to Richard Crossman who consulted me on a number of occasions — I have already described the Spectator libel case — but who , I must confess , turned out to be a disappointment to me , since the reputation he had earned for more than occasional unreliability I found to be entirely justified . |
| 24 | I think it is fair to say that this act has come about more as a result of the conduct of estate agents in the South . |
| 25 | However they confirm that farmers who had claimed for more quota than they had ewes would be given ‘ around ’ two months after the statutory instrument had passed through Parliament to secure their extra rights to ewe premium and to notify the authorities of the transfer . |
| 26 | But neither can the scheme continue unless Sri Lankans are squeezed for more money . |
| 27 | The attack took place on April 30th and was not reported for more than a month . |
| 28 | Nigel had been very healthy all his life and , apart from a slipped disc and the odd bout of ‘ flu , had never been incapacitated for more than a day or so . |
| 29 | When these are considered of more than local importance , they are taken up at a national level . |
| 30 | The following afternoon , as she approached the laundry , she wondered what was in store ; and dread , mixed with more than a grain of excitement , gnawed at her innards . |