Example sentences of "than just a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I see the tree very much in the round and try to create depth rather than just a silhouette .
2 As we have said before , we like to think of ourselves as a preservation society , rather than just a rail interest society , valuable as such societies are .
3 One day , he hinted , he would insist she did , and for more than just a holiday .
4 It was my own experiences with herbal treatments , due to being ill over the past few years , that convinced me that there was more than just a placebo effect at work .
5 Giving good Press : Fashanu has always been more than just a footballer
6 Stanley William Hayter is broadly acknowledged as one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century printmaking , on three counts : his technical innovations , especially in intaglio colour printing ; the encouragement of artists from Miró to Pollock and beyond to treat printmaking as a means of original expression ( rather than just a way of reproducing images ) ; and a remarkable body of prints produced over six decades , which attest to his broad interests in mythology , the workings of the unconscious , and the new mathematics .
7 And Liberal leader Paddy Ashdown 's popularity actually increased after the revelation that he 'd dipped more than just a toe into the typing pool .
8 I had to show him I could be an international rather than just a squad player .
9 Is it because all the people who have lived here have left little bits of themselves behind , so that it has become more than just a shelter against the wind and the rain ?
10 maybe even more than just a day .
11 This is more than just a case of increased differentiation in local voting behaviour .
12 They had n't been short of opinions , either , and Dominic Wetherby was now becoming something more than just a name .
13 More than just a vineyard !
14 Martina is more than just a tennis player however .
15 ‘ It 's more than just a nightclub to you .
16 There was far more behind this than just a deterioration in the weather .
17 America , where there appear to be more grossly obese people than in Britain ( by which I mean those around double their desirable body weight , rather than just a couple of stones overweight ) , is an excellent place to observe this eating-speed phenomenon .
18 More than just a facelift for BMW 's most important model , the new 3-series marks a fundamental change of direction
19 Nevertheless , it has taken more than just a pinch of the new S-class 's style with its first real attempt at a grille , cut down into the front bumper .
20 The full story of the WM & CR is more than just a recalling of the day-to-day running of a railway .
21 But it 's more than just a question of who the patients prefer to be treated by .
22 A MONKEY 'S scream is more than just a screech , researchers have discovered .
23 If some correlation is found between variables , the researcher has to show that this is a causal relationship rather than just a coincidence .
24 Although it was hardly conclusive proof they were the same kegs as those discovered by the vagrant , all the signs pointed to it being more than just a coincidence .
25 Two 's company … three 's more than just a coincidence .
26 Of course , the countryside must continue to be a working landscape ; but if most people 's definition of a river as something more than just a drain is valid , then that broad definition must be consciously built into the brief of those who wield this mighty technology of the JCB , the Hymac , and the Swamp-dozer .
27 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 .
28 But nervousness and vacillation over direct state intervention was more than just a problem of administration .
29 But it 's more than just a problem of pollution .
30 ‘ My Rolex is more than just a watch , it makes me feel dressed . ’
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