Example sentences of "[noun] [det] [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Dreadful , ’ he replied , and warmed her heart some more when a hint of a smile touched his mouth , and he voiced , ‘ Allow me to tell you , Miss Kingsdale , that your interviewing technique is appalling . ’ |
| 2 | For so long she 'd held the secrets of her past under lock and key , barely allowing even Kelly much more than a glimpse into her background . |
| 3 | Wilson knew that some visiting Americans had let it be widely known in Florence that they considered Mrs Browning little more than a ghost and though she had laughed such gossip to scorn she now saw there was perhaps real cause for alarm . |
| 4 | So we can not have a strategy for teacher development any more than a teacher can have a strategy for child development . |
| 5 | Mystics can not be prevented from contemplation any more than a poet can be prevented from writing poetry . |
| 6 | No professional counsellor can " fix " or " caretaker for " a sufferer any more than a family member or other concerned person can do so . |
| 7 | It has been essential to use light tackle and if he tries a hook any bigger than a size 22 , the fish wo n't even look at the bait . |
| 8 | The aircraft was set on automatic pilot , leaving Vologsky little more than a passenger for the time being . |
| 9 | He stayed at St Harmon little more than a year , being appointed vicar of Bredwardine , Herefordshire , at the end of 1877 . |