Example sentences of "[vb -s] more [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 The modern surveyor involved in administering building contracts needs more than just a working knowledge of its terms — he needs a detailed legal appreciation .
2 ‘ A real book needs more than just a good writer .
3 It 's no secret that Mansell has more than just a soft spot for Frank Williams , and indeed has enjoyed lots of success at Williams in the past .
4 Now the centre-piece of the ‘ new ’ , lush , grass , airfield , and serving as the ‘ Officers Mess ’ is a surviving building from the field 's brief ‘ other ’ life , a totally restored relic of a war that grows more and more a second-hand experience as every day ticks by .
5 However , one detects more than just a hint of resentment when he talks of the ‘ middle-class ’ , who , with their penchant for rationalisation and organisation , appear to have appropriated the game .
6 They 'll find out it takes more than just a little hope
7 When a mite climbs on to a worker ant 's chin , it expects more than just a free ride ( photographed at about 20 times life size ) .
8 [ The alternative ] means more than merely a different way of ‘ doing social science ’ .
9 The Martian encampment they find may be deserted but the lichen-like vegetation , triggered into accelerated growth by a light drizzle of rain , proves more than just a minor hazard for the astronauts as they race against time to repair the ship .
10 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 .
11 Examples are our economy , which becomes more and more a credit economy , or our science , in which most scholars must use innumerable results of other scientists which they can not examine .
12 As the Quality Improvement Process becomes more and more a part of C&P 's culture , quality education will naturally become more integrated with the mainstream training programmes at all levels .
13 ‘ Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe . ’
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