Example sentences of "more so [conj] he " in BNC.

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1 But even some admirers were puzzled by the aggressively public way he has pursued it , the more so since he has been careful to acknowledge that there may not be enough rebels to defeat the Government 's legislation with — ‘ a sad day for me ’ — Labour 's help .
2 Harfleur had taught him a lesson : he must be properly prepared for siege warfare , all the more so since he now planned a conquest which could only be achieved through sieges and the show of effective military might .
3 It had been great fun , much more so than he had anticipated .
4 The 38-year-old now enjoys hero status as a manager among Hillsborough fans — more so than he ever did as a player elsewhere .
5 Even more so than he had done the previous time , I said did n't you hear this about this at the station meeting and he said it had n't been brought up .
6 Our last Letters are dated Hobart Town Feb. 9 up to which time his expedition had been eminently successful ; far more so than he could have anticipated ; the most liberal assistance had been rendered him by the Authorities , everything that could facilitate his views being cheerfully accorded : while nothing could exceed the kindness of Sir John and Lady Franklin in whose house he was then residing : in fact so much were they interested in his pursuits that upon more than one occasion they accompanied him in his exploring parties .
7 Sir Ralph wished me to stay during the Yuletide season — even more so after he became distraught and upset . ’
8 Beneath his new submissiveness Herr Nordern felt another flicker of exasperation , the more so because he was being submissive .
9 It was always good , the more so because he spent a great deal of time trapped indoors by his choice of work , a choice governed by his wish to acquire a useful little nest-egg in a relatively short time .
10 ‘ Why , you must both come with us , ’ said Fräulein Müller to Karelius ' gratification , the more so as he glimpsed the chagrin in Lapointe 's dark face .
11 Loathsome as he now is , he becomes still more so as he hypocritically professes to Cornwall his filial embarrassment : ‘ How , my lord , I may be censured , that nature thus gives way to loyalty , something fears me to think of … .
12 He would be even more so when he was over the spotty stage .
13 The more so when he thrust this fearful object at me , shamefacedly , hurriedly .
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