Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adj] [subord] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may need to purchase more than just the anemone you require . |
| 2 | Indeed , the whole is considered to constitute more than just the sum total of its parts . |
| 3 | POWELL : That — that nursery of traitors and nest of vipers. ( clears throat ) A phrase which has become classic if not an actual thing . |
| 4 | As most new artists signed by record companies are introduced to A&R departments by established managers , or by music industry lawyers , artists should consider approaching more than just a record company when seeking a recording contract . |
| 5 | The meanings of certain types of phrases have come to mean more than simply the combination of words from which they are composed ( sometimes they bear no relation to their constituents ) . |
| 6 | ‘ They never seem to last more than about a week . ’ |
| 7 | It seems they must have had more than just a message . |
| 8 | MASTER potter Michael Hughes hopes to raise more than just a few laughs when he takes part in a marathon charity event . |
| 9 | The crews are mostly ‘ medical assistants , ’ which means possessing more than just a knowledge of first aid . |
| 10 | When Karen Stephens trained as a hairdresser she had to learn more than just the rudiments of cutting and blow-drying/ She also had to tackle the problems of learning how to lip-read in a mirror , as 20-year-old Karen has been deaf all her life . |
| 11 | make sense of written material we need to know more than simply the ‘ linguistic ’ characteristic of the text : in addition to these characteristics we need to recognise that any writing system is deeply embedded in attitudinal , cultural , economic and technological constraints … reading and writing are therefore also sociolinguistic activities . |
| 12 | To decide which one is right for you , you have to consider more than just the job you do . |