Example sentences of "[noun] [det] [det] [conj] [art] [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 Is social development any more than the provision of village halls and recreation facilities ?
6 Mystics can not be prevented from contemplation any more than a poet can be prevented from writing poetry .
7 An expert appointed to resolve all disputes under a construction contract will need to be given the powers of an arbitrator to review certificates issued under the contract , because an expert would not have those powers any more than the court does , unless the parties agree : Northern Regional Health Authority v Derek Crouch Construction Co Ltd [ 1984 ] 1 QB 644 , and 8.4.3 .
8 No professional counsellor can " fix " or " caretaker for " a sufferer any more than a family member or other concerned person can do so .
9 Is the potential for misidentification any less when the defence bear the burden of proof ?
10 There were no grounds for redrawing borders ; ‘ The Germans of Switzerland and Alsace do not desire to be reunited to Germany any more than the French in Belgium and Switzerland wish to become attached politically to France ’ .
11 The aircraft was set on automatic pilot , leaving Vologsky little more than a passenger for the time being .
12 He stayed at St Harmon little more than a year , being appointed vicar of Bredwardine , Herefordshire , at the end of 1877 .
13 I do n't suppose policemen like being taught their jobs any more than the rest of us do .
14 an electric drill in this house any more cos the handle 's
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