Example sentences of "[adj] [det] [conj] they [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately for Tory Anglicans , things got out of hand , and they had to concede much more than they would have wanted ( most obviously on the central issue of the transfer of the Crown ) . |
| 2 | Where what you do is take something , that is capable of doing that , and you take something that 's capable of doing that , and you join them together , and between them you get so much more than they could do individually . |
| 3 | The children have warmth , shelter and food ; much more than they could have dreamed about before the revolution . |
| 4 | Although the British offered assurances that they would still work towards freer trade relations as circumstances permitted , the multilateralists in Washington had been compelled to settle for much less than they would have liked . |
| 5 | In the latter ease care must be taken to ensure that the cells do not touch one another as they will tend to stick together . |
| 6 | People likely to provide him with ammunition for his little campaigns would n't appreciate an audience any more than they 'd want to be seen tripping up the steps of the council offices to some bloody committee room . ’ |
| 7 | There may be a matter of principle here for some of those who wish their authors to be concealed : such authors should not sound like the characters they invent , any more than they should express opinions . |
| 8 | And so they decided they did n't want their house any more and they would lease it to citizen . |
| 9 | She said , ‘ Then , when I 've gone there wo n't be anyone to look after you any more and they 'll find out what a nasty little thief you are . |