Example sentences of "[adv] more than [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And , finally , those extra , necessary words — grouped and coloured — somehow more than just a list of words !
2 Even 17.8 per cent , however , was still more than double the growth of average earnings over that period .
3 But was it ever more than just a project for a project ?
4 They comprise some 21 per cent of rural housing stock on average , and Shucksmith ( 1981 ) indicates that , during 1968–73 in England and Wales there were usually more than double the number of local authority houses being built per 1,000 population in urban than in rural districts .
5 But such an identification was probably more than merely an exercise in wish-fulfilment by the ego on behalf of the id .
6 Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ .
7 Chief Inspector was slightly more than just a copper , Meredith thought wryly , amused at his apparent self abasement .
8 ‘ Do n't you think , ’ Mrs Grandison suggested , ‘ that we need a little more than just a snack ?
9 Declared expenditure on defence and security is now more than double the expenditure on health .
10 Bentley is Back And now more than just a badge 16
11 Suddenly , after battling all season with Manchester City for third place in the First Division , the Wednesday player-manager finds that finishing second is now more than just a pipe dream .
12 If , as they fervently hope , Waqar Younis has recovered sufficiently from the stress fracture in his back to bowl as he did in taking 113 first-class wickets last season at a cost of 14 each — a wicket for every 30 balls he bowled — and Imran 's shoulder injury permits him , after all , to play as more than just a batsman-captain , theirs will be a fast bowling attack as strong , at least on paper , as any the West Indies had during the 16 years of world supremacy which came to an end here last summer .
13 Then , as time went on and hypnosis gained credibility and was thought of as more than just a form of stage entertainment , more and more hypnotherapists began to use present-life regression in their work .
14 This was around the time he first started seeing me as more than just an employee .
15 In doing this , they make it easier to understand why some form of local government continues to survive as more than simply a creature of the centre .
16 But Seefeld is far more than just a place to swing your mashie niblick .
17 It 's far more than just a place to drink ; it 's the social and conversational heart of any Irish village .
18 But OALD is far more than just a dictionary .
19 The haircut , however , evolved into far more than just a one-off for a TV series .
20 It seemed to her a precious gift , far more than just an alleviation of present discomfort .
21 Launer , which carries the Royal Warrant , offers far more than just the style for which the Queen is famous .
22 In each case the shout is far more than simply a war cry .
23 Today more than ever the phrase " as old as one feels " is no mere consolatory cliche . )
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