Example sentences of "by anything [adj] than [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In public he was urbane , and no one could have guessed that their presence here together was dictated by anything other than professional considerations . |
2 | Arguments and ‘ evidence ’ are delivered in an oblique way , forming a house of cards toppled by anything other than superficial examination . |
3 | ‘ I was not attached by anything other than sheer terror . ’ |
4 | It strikes a very foreign note to call the God of this tradition by anything other than male names . |
5 | Sometimes , of course , bags are searched , but the removal of company property from the premises of licensed dealers is rarely punished by anything more than instant dismissal , acceptable enough at the time to the culprits , as it coincides with their own plans . |