Example sentences of "that it [was/were] more [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An early estimate suggested that it was more than seven times as high , when social disadvantage was defined by the presence of all three of the following indices : overcrowding ( more than 1.5 persons per room ) , low income ( supplementary benefit or free school meals ) and adverse family circumstances ( coming from a single-parent home or a home with more than five children ) ( Wedge and Prosser , 1973 ) . |
| 2 | Donna guessed that it was more than two months since she had been to the cottage . |
| 3 | When she heard the voice of Sam 's mother she realized for the first time that it was more than likely that her own mother would , during the course of the evening , make some reference to the dinner-party which , she had been led to believe , was taking place in Pam 's house . |
| 4 | You will agree , nonetheless , that it was more than a tittle odd . |
| 5 | It was even worse when I realised that it was more than that . |
| 6 | I do n't think the implication penetrated my mind all that quickly — that it was more than just an ordinary race . ’ |
| 7 | The victim was so shocked that it was more than a month before she reported the attack . |
| 8 | Fred Goodyear was so shocked that it was more than eight hours before he raised the alarm . |