Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] more [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , during Tolkien 's lifetime the words and the realities behind them became more and more familiar , bringing with them , one should note , entirely new ideas about the nature and limitations of human will . |
| 2 | My resolve not to go back into education hardened , if anything , rather than softened , as I became more and more determined that the sacrifice I had made was not going to be in vain . |
| 3 | However , as month after month went by , I became more and more convinced that the real problem with the health service was a lack of management . |
| 4 | As I became more and more obsessed by him , and as he absorbed more and more of my being , all else seemed to start retreating into a permanent , one-dimensional background , against which only he and I stood out as more than stick figures . |
| 5 | It was love at first sight for me and Danielle , and as the weeks went by I became more and more besotted . |
| 6 | As time passed I became more and more interested in the intriguing field of radio broadcasting , little knowing that this was only the beginning of a radio career lasting for the next 50 years . |
| 7 | Returning to our work Sid and I became more and more closely connected with Radio Station 1OAB and during the Annual General Meeting of the association that year I was appointed Programme Director . |
| 8 | As the weeks and months went by and the war seemed turning in favour of the Allies , I became more and more attached to the Semmens household , even to the point of getting to know some of the family friends such as Mrs Helen Margo and her sister , who owned and managed a shop of Oriental goods on Howe Street . |
| 9 | I became more and more certain that John Carrow was not my father . ’ |
| 10 | Far from making any such admission , I became more and more fanatically energetic as the disease progressed . |
| 11 | I know that as I became more and more anorexic , I also became more and more despairing and , at the same time , because of my stubborn , isolated will , more and more determined to deny my despair by finding solace in despair itself . |
| 12 | I became more and more used to the Houys ' ideas and way of life . |
| 13 | As the day came nearer , I became more and more afraid . |
| 14 | I really like this poem , I became more and more moved with it as I grew to understand it more and I think the poem definitely works and Owen conquers it subtly , approaching a big issue , but he wins in telling us his message . |
| 15 | But I mean more or less so You 'll probably get a feel for when you 've got things . |
| 16 | Are they I got more but not when you in here . |
| 17 | In any case , once I got more and more into the swing of writing , I started to spend more time at home doing that . |
| 18 | And so I got more and more involved with the electronics thing , and stopped playing in groups completely in 1980 , having started work in the design section of various electronics companies like Pignose , Oberheim and BC Rich , who I 'd actually started with in ‘ 77 , then Fender during ‘ 81 and ‘ 82 . ’ |
| 19 | As the week went on I got more and more anguished telegrams from home telling me to conclude the deal and come home . |
| 20 | I got more and more depressed . |
| 21 | I got more and more upset and worried . ’ |
| 22 | Despite the instruction often given by teachers to emphasise personal involvement towards the end of an essay , you should avoid the sort of over-personalised ending found in this essay : After reading the first paragraph , I did n't expect such an exciting story , but gradually I got more and more involved in the narrative and finally overwhelmed by this splendid spectacle , which I could vividly visualise . |
| 23 | The first thing I learnt more or less was thkarni which means — well she said it meant — this white stork we 've been seeing a lot of . |
| 24 | Then , as Mike became more and more the lead guitarist , I played more and more bass . |
| 25 | The organist and I finished more or less together and I turned to him for reassurance as I announced my next song : ‘ And now , ‘ ’ Summer Time' ’ . ' |
| 26 | Well I suppose more or less all my life . |
| 27 | Well I think er yeah I definitely have to agree with you that we 're not hearing enough of them but I suppose more and more now people are starting to record you know a little bit more of the older stuff and I think what 's happened on the pop scene that they 've absolutely dried up as regards er creating new music you know and people are going into computerized music now and you know everything is played on the one machine and it 's getting like a er I do n't know it 's as as if you do n't really have to be a musician any more . |
| 28 | I was the last to cross , and I watched more and more people getting wet with a sinking feeling in my stomach . |
| 29 | I thought of this killer out on the empty , wild moor , and I felt more and more uncomfortable about my surroundings . |
| 30 | SUMMERCHILD : I assume I meant more or less what everybody else means . |