Example sentences of "be little [adj -er] than a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Greg had been little better than a crook on the business front — and he had very nearly dragged her father — and his stupendous talent — down with him . |
| 2 | Every man , woman , and child in the country would own about 100 of them , but garaging them would be no problem as each car would be little bigger than a matchbox . |
| 3 | She saw to the side of one of the houses the faded sign for Morgan and family , boot and shoemakers , fastened over what appeared to be little better than a shed . |
| 4 | I know you feel you 're justified , that I 'm little better than a fortune-hunter . |
| 5 | It has 11mm specification but is little heavier than a 9mm . |
| 6 | Although having a B classification , it is little better than a country lane , yet , despite some sudden halts and reversings and generally slow progress , is a delight to follow . |
| 7 | At times the road is little better than a forestry track . |
| 8 | First he handed over a bundle of Russian paper money that was little bigger than a wad of visiting cards , and some coins jangled . |
| 9 | The footpath on the left bank of the burn was little better than a sheep track , but there were clues to its former importance as a droving road over the hills to Byrness in Redesdale . |
| 10 | There was just enough slope in the field to give him a decent run , though she felt sure it must be frustrating for someone so skilled to be stuck on what was little better than a nursery area . |
| 11 | My rather innocent trust crumbled when I realized that as far as the police were concerned , I was little better than a criminal on whom they must keep tabs . |
| 12 | But it was surely unlikely that he had talked over the idea with someone who was little better than a stranger . |
| 13 | And Molly Malone was right : the gangway was little better than a ladder that clung to the ship 's side with fragile tenacity . |