Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] [adj] than a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A TEAM of young archaeologists were disappointed when a dig in Darlington revealed nothing more than a Victorian cellar . |
| 2 | Harry , meanwhile was raised on a diet of liquidized fish — now he 's old enough to take solids , and loves nothing more than a few pounds of sprats — all in one go . |
| 3 | His response was predicated on the idea that he was dealing with an IRA insurrection when he was actually faced with a group of unarmed demonstrators who posed nothing more than a difficult public order problem . |
| 4 | Hughes aims to provide nothing less than a complete account of Shakespeare 's mythological base , the ‘ DNA , as it were , of his poetic organism ’ . |
| 5 | Nowadays the mid-1950s rock craze seems to provoke nothing more than a nostalgic chuckle , and when the original Teds are remembered at all within the contemporary preoccupation with hooliganism it is as something quaint and remarkably innocent . |
| 6 | At first he wants nothing more than a quick lay with a pretty maid , then wants her to be his mistress , then is able to admit to himself that he loves her , but the idea of marriage across the social barrier is impossible for him . |
| 7 | It involved nothing less than a new paradigm and a new approach to the relationship of theory and practice in educational management " ( Hughes et al. |
| 8 | Of course this would be easier for you — a middle-aged man is more likely to find someone attractive than a middle-aged woman — but if I am prepared to accept this disadvantage , why should you grumble ? |
| 9 | British primary legislation , on the other hand , seldom contains anything more than a long title by way of a preamble , and does not refer to any preparatory works . |
| 10 | Flying in the face of today 's ubiquitous electronickery , the turbocharger uses nothing more than a simple spring-loaded wastegate to regulate boost , which is never allowed to build too high in deference to the engine 's life expectancy . |
| 11 | Until the 1930s a ruling was in force which forbade anyone other than a French citizen from starting a newspaper . |
| 12 | In general , the idea of forming anything more than a temporary joint household with one or other spouse 's parents is not seen to be a serious option . |
| 13 | Such futile efforts can only bring something close to contempt and suspicion among the millions of human beings who crave nothing more than a simple faith based on a credible ‘ god ’ . |
| 14 | One of the criticisms sometimes levelled at the whole group drama approach is that it always seems to involve lots of meetings and discussions , and that this disadvantages those children whose grasp of language is uncertain ; that this " type " of drama can rapidly become nothing more than a heated discussion involving only the teacher and the more articulate members of the class . |
| 15 | When Wales lost to Bridgend 10 days ago , home supporters , who would now like nothing better than a Test-match miracle at the Arms Park on 4 November , taunted the beaten team with chants of ‘ Easy ’ . |
| 16 | They seem to assume that because my act is a bit obscene , I 'll like nothing better than a bigoted belly-laugh . |
| 17 | Land Rover has produced something more than a face-lifted Range Rover . |
| 18 | It warns users interested in open systems to be wary of NT because of Microsoft 's reluctance to implement standards or create something more than a limited proprietary system . |
| 19 | It had become difficult for him to imagine anything other than a successful outcome to his diplomatic and military operations . |
| 20 | There was nothing in Luke 's voice to suggest anything more than a mild curiosity , but Fran could feel the tension radiating from his powerful body as he leant forward in the seat . |
| 21 | Shareholders get nothing more than a bald one-year profit forecast . |
| 22 | Damn him if she would explain that the young man to whom he 'd referred had merely been a fellow Briton attending a conference on international computing , that they 'd exchanged nothing more than a few polite comments natural to fellow compatriots abroad , and that his arm had been lying across the back of the bench seats and not round her shoulders . |
| 23 | In spite of what the candidates may feel at the time , there is no stigma or criticism in being allocated a job flying something other than a fast jet : rescuing downed pilots in foul conditions or carrying out low level paratroop insertions in a Hercules are just as dangerous and demanding . |
| 24 | David was warming himself by a fire in the centre of the hut ; he was almost nude and had never worn anything other than a coarse blanket which was slightly tied round him to cover his back . |
| 25 | Even though he was teething , he was not particularly resistant , so there was no reason to use anything other than a plain cavesson noseband . |
| 26 | Some breeders I rang did n't have any left , others did n't have any chicks of the age I wanted ( and after Barny , I was very wary of buying anything more than a few weeks old ) , and others lived in the Highlands of Scotland or somewhere equally inaccessible to me . |
| 27 | But realistically it is hard to predict anything other than a 100 per cent success rate for the All Blacks in Ireland . |
| 28 | Poor boy , he had found nothing better than a dirty corner next to a lavatory ! |
| 29 | For , as he never tires of repeating , Italians will judge anything less than a semi-final place next summer as a total failure . |
| 30 | For , as he never tires of repeating , Italians will judge anything less than a semi-final place next summer as a total failure . |