Example sentences of "but it [be] more [conj] " in BNC.

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1	I 'll give you the cast list but it is more or less the same as last time .
2	It 's not what they hope to see , but it 's more or less on the spot of what once was the herb garden for the monks of Shrewsbury Abbey .
3	But it was more than these to those in the quarrel .
4	I could not see exactly what was in them but it was more than curiosity .
5	But it was more than a growl .
6	But it was more than that .
7	The money he gave them they had meant to use for the Greek trip but it was more than they expected and they had gone on a shopping , then a drinking , spree with it .
8	But it was more than just the paparazzi versus the Penns .
9	‘ Oh , I know , ’ said Constance , ‘ but it was more than that .
10	But it was more than a shock when Julian admitted to Peter that he had been running up huge debts with their bank .
11	But it was more than that .
12	One such seat would not seem to be an excessive demand in pursuit of an accepted objective , but it was more than the Conference would accept .
13	The practice was as old as the Middle Kingdom itself and formed one link in the great chain of tradition , but it was more than mere ritual , it was a living ceremony , an act of deep respect and celebration , almost a poem to the honoured dead .
14	But it was more than that .
15	It was a clever illusion , but it was more than that .
16	But it was more than just a physical thing .
17	But it was more than that .
18	She 'd never wanted anything more in her life — but it was more than just a physical need , much much more .
19	But it was more than just a pub crawl .
20	KEVIN Keegan ( right ) went into quarantine yesterday , but it was more than a niggling flu bug which persuaded him to lock himself away from his Newcastle players before the FA Cup fifth round tie at Blackburn .
21	‘ It kind of was , but it was more that he was forced into that position .

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