Example sentences of "[det] than just a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was far more behind this than just a deterioration in the weather . |
| 2 | A Tom Wood is more than just a portrait . |
| 3 | Thank the Goddess Zambia had had the sense to get out before some scuzzie had violated hir by more than just a beating . |
| 4 | At 3pm , he will meet Clinton and the two will be together for the next six hours , an indication that the president regards the Prime Minister 's visit as more than just a courtesy call . |
| 5 | The more easterly of the two valley roads which combine at Pierrefitte takes you first to the charming town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur , which may look like one place but is really two , with more than just a hyphen dividing them . |
| 6 | It seems they must have had more than just a message . |
| 7 | In her enchanting story of The Velveteen Rabbit , Margery Williams ' tells of a cloth rabbit who longs to be more than just a toy . |
| 8 | Your eurocheque card is much more than just a support for your eurocheques . |
| 9 | From the very start , one must realise that WordStar for Windows 1.5 is meant to be more than just a word-processor , but is perhaps more aptly billed as a document processor . |
| 10 | However , in purchasing the hard- and soft-ware we feel it is important to seek more than just a word-processor , because in future , publicity will play a major role . |
| 11 | Two 's company … three 's more than just a coincidence . |
| 12 | Perhaps now , in the same way , Judith Cowan 's new range or work can also be effective in a climate which desperately seeks more than just a checklist of intention . |
| 13 | But to the protestors who turned up today hunting is more than just a sport . |
| 14 | Chief Inspector was slightly more than just a copper , Meredith thought wryly , amused at his apparent self abasement . |
| 15 | When people speak of conceptual clustering , they often mean more than just a clustering process . |
| 16 | ‘ My Rolex is more than just a watch , it makes me feel dressed . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ My Rolex , ’ says Kiri , ‘ is more than just a watch , it also makes me feel dressed . |
| 18 | One day , he hinted , he would insist she did , and for more than just a holiday . |
| 19 | Major certainly changed his life as he came back with a lot more than just a sun tan . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | This disagreement between the different schools of thought is more than just a storm in an academic teacup . |
| 23 | With the current financial structuring of the service , even in trusts , until it is generally recognised that more than just a pen and speculum are required in gynaecological outpatient clinics the value of outpatient surgery will not be realised . |
| 24 | More than just a vineyard ! |
| 25 | Bentley is Back And now more than just a badge 16 |
| 26 | The Bentley that 's more than just a badge |
| 27 | But it 's more than just a question of who the patients prefer to be treated by . |
| 28 | Mirth is close to creativity for to see the absurd in something is to twist reality around in a way creative thought is fashioned — a good jest is a delight and should be regarded as much more than just a bit of frivolity . |
| 29 | ‘ It is more than just a possibility , ’ a senior US official said last night . |
| 30 | The full story of the WM & CR is more than just a recalling of the day-to-day running of a railway . |