Example sentences of "than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , as far as James was concerned , this was no more than a PRECONDITION for the abolition of slavery . |
| 2 | If a lake is built behind the barrage , it will be nothing more than a sewage pit . |
| 3 | Visually the film is closer to a Babycham commercial than a Tenniel illustration . ’ |
| 4 | It was mizzling steadily , so I had lashed out on a minibus ticket , which cost more than a taxi would here . |
| 5 | Because of this , Figure 4 looks more like a pedigree of species than a pedigree of individuals , but the principle is the same . |
| 6 | A goods transporter — little more than a metal platform hovering a few centimetres above the floor — edged through the doorway , with the sixth android at the controls . |
| 7 | Fothergill says his company 's reputation has been built on a philosophy that views a lift as more than a metal cabin ; rather something which can add value to a building . |
| 8 | Betting is one of Britain 's top leisure activities , even more popular than a trip to the pub or eating out . |
| 9 | For some this means no more than a trip to the supermarket and a loading-up of the metal basket ; for others it means being lost on a plain in Greece , in the dark , in snow , in the rain , and finding what you seek only by some rare trick such as barking like a dog . |
| 10 | When I was about ten years old , a trip to the village from the South end was a bigger thrill than a trip to a big city would be to a present day child , later working in the village as a teenager , the dances every Saturday and Monday night was enjoyment never to be forgot . |
| 11 | Despite criticisms voiced by the Post Office Engineering Union ( 1980 ) it is still the case that warrants are to be issued under the hand of the Home Secretary rather than a judge , there apparently being no concern that a major invasion of privacy can take place by executive act without the need for any judicial approval or authorization , as is required in other democracies . |
| 12 | ideally , the chosen arbitrator will be a person with a first-hand grasp of industrial realities , rather than a judge . |
| 13 | It is much worse than a judge at Cruft 's checking over the points of a Pomeranian or Pekinese , and you are more likely to be bitten . |
| 14 | Both sides are gambling because the defendant may be paying more than a judge would award at trial . |
| 15 | The first of these is that what we refer to as the ‘ supply ’ of bills is in fact a stock , rather than a flow . |
| 16 | As capital markets are not perfect , definitions vary from researcher to researcher and some things are better measured as a stock rather than a flow , so that documented wealth distributions are not simply the present value of all future income streams . |
| 17 | Everything gleamed and the few people visible wore white coats ; apart from the exposed brickwork of a couple of rotund furnaces , linked to the ceiling by shining metal ductwork , the place looked more like a laboratory than a factory . |
| 18 | To its enthusiasts hunting and especially fox hunting is more than a sport it is a national institution enjoyed equally by all countrymen and I emphasis all countrymen . |
| 19 | Pete Harvey flies … races … and competes for fun … for him hangliding is more than a sport … more than a hobby … it 's a passion |
| 20 | ‘ More a shock than a surprise . |
| 21 | That 's more of a shock than a surprise . ’ |
| 22 | Lewis read the great realists of the past , even of the present , and he sometimes admired them ; but he saw their world as little better than a health-farm , held himself bound by no especial duty to study his own times , and longed for richer fare . |
| 23 | The post office has a monopoly only on the delivery of letters and parcels weighing less than a kilogram — a decling trade and one that now represents only 40 per cent of total earnings although attempts to stop the drift by creating , for example , specialised services for direct marketing have been very successful . |
| 24 | At £55 , it is a good deal more expensive than a ticket on the high-speed train which runs just below the bridge . |
| 25 | One of the first companies to realise travellers need more than a ticket . |
| 26 | It was no more than a ticket booth . |
| 27 | Hugh , who had worn the uniform of a verderer for less than a twelvemonth , was no use to them as a guide and as the day grew on it became evident that his arm was causing him a great deal of pain . |
| 28 | Then , he had been quite amused and content to joke about being nothing more than a flower bearer , but he was not so happy when it became a regular occurrence . |
| 29 | With as many flats as a Parisian tower block and the ‘ pits ’ affording no more than a shove out of the sand , it was 16 days before the old fort hove into view 338Km after Algiers had disappeared from the rear-view mirror . |
| 30 | Eleven years on , this continues , though now there is perhaps more than a tinge of pity for my ‘ lonely ’ existence . |