Example sentences of "[verb] something more [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Any basic change in the executive branch of British government will need something more than the type of structural reform of the civil service proposed by the Fulton Committee . |
| 2 | A piece to be presented should have something more than a surface narrative quality in the characterisation . |
| 3 | Maxim hoped it sounded as if he were hiding something more than the fact that Blagg had n't been able to tell what they were . |
| 4 | Beryl needed firm handling but losing father and brother inside four days must mean something more than the prospect of a secure income . |
| 5 | The Hancock Half Hours seemed to be finally at an end and both Ken and his public were ready for something in which ‘ Stop messing about ’ would mean something more than an admonition to an actor to concentrate on his script . |
| 6 | An occupier is in such a case liable only where the injury is due to some wilful act involving something more than the absence of reasonable care . |
| 7 | This would involve something more than the counselling which EWOs routinely provide in truancy cases . |
| 8 | The importance of ensuring a high turnout amongst E C nationals surely warrants something more than the complacency and drift that has come to characterise this government 's whole policy towards the European community . |
| 9 | Most were still bewildered by the way Northampton opened out the game to create openings for surprise attacks , and after a 4–1 win at Swindon , the Railwaymen 's international winger Fleming told Chapman : ‘ You have something more than a team : you have a machine . ’ |