Example sentences of "[prep] more " in BNC.

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1 After more exposure in the West End , he spent three years at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre , playing 12 large Shakespeare roles with distinction .
2 After more than a century of classical architecture , the mainstream of which became plainer and duller towards the end of the Georges , it is no wonder that the second Sir Robert wanted to go ‘ Tudor ’ .
3 ‘ Well , I 'm hardly going to get back into bed with him after more than a whole year .
4 The prime minister , Ro Jai Bong , submitted his resignation on May 22nd after more than a week of public roasting .
5 After more days and nights than he cared to remember , he was perched on a ledge , perhaps halfway up , unable to move up or down .
6 The likely truth lies in those still-sealed files on chemical warfare experiments — but the riddle of Shingle Street refuses to be buried after more than half a century .
7 By the end of the day , after more lessons , a cold shower , a cold dinner and two hours of homework , Endill felt exhausted .
8 In September he returned , after more than a year , to visit Henry Poole at Shurton Court , and to renew his friendship with Tom Poole , now master of the Castle Street house since the death of his father in July .
9 But after more than a decade , and scores of contacts with the press .
10 After more skirmishes , a compromise was reached which allowed for Liesl to stay with the Wynnes until her real mother was able to care for her .
11 If , however , you 're after more sophistication in both sound and facilities , and if you occasionally like to wander on the wild side , then the ME-10 is the way to go .
12 They reembarked and returned to the UK after more than a month at sea .
13 By seven , after more coffee and a cigar , he had still not been able to bring any order to his confusion of thoughts .
14 She it was who took the reading , writing , and arithmetic , but , of course , not until after more prayers .
15 After more than a decade of Sikh terrorism in which 25,000 people have died , Punjab is peaceful again .
16 Digital Equipment Corp systems management provider Raxco Inc , Rockville , Maryland , and UK-based UIS Ltd , Epsom , Berkshire are to merge after more than a year of negotiations .
17 After more enquiries , a devout soccer fan gave me a selection to read .
18 After more than a decade of restoration work , Peter Paul Rubens 's renowned triptych ‘ The Raising of the Cross ’ ( 1609–10 ) is back on view in Antwerp cathedral .
19 If the subject-matter is sequential , the teacher must ask himself whether it is essential that step A is known to have been mastered before the beginning of step B , and what is the essential minimum ; he will then go on to decide how the achievement of that minimum can be tested , what can be done for those who do not reach it , and whether the material is such that comprehension or insight might be expected to dawn at later stages after more exposure to the subject field .
20 This time , after more threats , he followed his ultimatum with action .
21 ‘ Honestly , ’ Charles was saying , after more than an hour of beleaguered explanation , or semi-explanation , ‘ I did n't think you 'd take it like this , old thing , I thought you 'd — well , I thought you 'd be relieved , to tell you the truth .
22 After more than a decade of concern over different aspects of the bail process , steps were taken to reduce the number of defendants remanded in custody by introducing a statutory presumption in favour of bail ( section 4 of the Act ) , and by seeking to structure the decision-making process so that magistrates would give effect to it .
23 In July I was readmitted a second time , having finally obtained recognition of my French doctorate after more than a year .
24 After more than a year of " the war to end wars " Wilson was still pressing the need for the accumulation of a strike fund of such a size that when the war was over , the union " would be able to put up such a fight that their opponents would never be able to withstand " .
25 Turkish diplomats say they 're hopeful the couple will be freed unharmed after more than a week in captivity .
26 After more than a century of relative obscurity , Gordon 's A Treatise on the Epidemic Puerperal Fever of Aberdeen ( 1795 ) was recognized for what it is , a masterpiece of early epidemiology based on astute clinical observation and written with exceptional clarity .
27 After more than a decade of decline , the numbers have been rising since 1985 .
28 Consequently , there was some shock but no great surprise when on 11 March it was announced that Taurus — after more than a decade of planning and more than £400m in development costs — was to be scrapped .
29 After more than a week of evidence , twenty seven year old Daniel Ahearn changed his plea on charges of assault and robbery and attempted extortion .
30 He 's got to be caught.The hunt is stepped up after more attacks on horses .
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