Example sentences of "this be more [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is more than 10 per cent . |
| 2 | To give you time to get your group together , we will hold your reservation on option for up to four weeks ( providing this is more than 12 weeks before departure ) without any financial obligation . |
| 3 | By " doing " things I mean it alters the state of the world ; this is more or less what Engels had in mind with his references to production and reproduction . |
| 4 | The yield on this was more than five-fold . |
| 5 | This was more than 13 times the inflation rate , he complained . |
| 6 | This was more than two years after superior fighters had been added to the battle effort ; however , the P-40 was so strong and had the reputation of coming home even with severe damage . |
| 7 | This was more than three times the normal fare , and the astonished Annamese stood between the shafts of his vehicle staring after Joseph in amazement until he and Chuck disappeared inside the palace . |
| 8 | But to the bulk of the party , Law s presence in government was a guarantee of the party 's independence ; with Law in charge the party would extract from coalition whatever there was to be gained , but at no risk , and when stripped of all complications this was more or less what Bonar Law intended all along . |
| 9 | I feel badly let down by Penguin because this was more or less what I had been trying to persuade them all along would happen . |