Example sentences of "[vb past] [det] [adj] than [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In most cases conversion meant little more than adjusting the overhead wires to allow for two conductors instead of one . |
| 2 | But here , under the thick turf roof and the stone walls which had weathered many a north Atlantic gale , we were secure from the driving rain , and the heaviest gusts of wind did little more than make the oil-lamp flicker in its hanger . |
| 3 | This transformation did little more than reflect the changing current of aesthetics in Western Europe at this time . |
| 4 | Analysts noted that the agreement did little more than reinforce the status quo , since production was already running at around 25,000,000 bpd . |
| 5 | The sale of part of the assets of BP oil owned by the government in Howe 's first budget did little more than continue the policy of Denis Healey 's Labour budget of 1976 . |