Example sentences of "[verb] more than [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The modern surveyor involved in administering building contracts needs more than just a working knowledge of its terms — he needs a detailed legal appreciation . |
| 2 | ‘ A real book needs more than just a good writer . |
| 3 | I have a feeling that most women want more than just a casual affair . |
| 4 | If you want more than just an ordinary bathroom , Dolphin can provide all the help and advice you 'll need to create the complete special bathroom . |
| 5 | It 's no secret that Mansell has more than just a soft spot for Frank Williams , and indeed has enjoyed lots of success at Williams in the past . |
| 6 | To compete in business you 'll need more than just a good idea — you 'll need commercial ability and experience to create that viable growing concern . |
| 7 | Should the term mean more than just a circumscribed spatial area ? |
| 8 | When a mite climbs on to a worker ant 's chin , it expects more than just a free ride ( photographed at about 20 times life size ) . |
| 9 | [ The alternative ] means more than merely a different way of ‘ doing social science ’ . |
| 10 | The Martian encampment they find may be deserted but the lichen-like vegetation , triggered into accelerated growth by a light drizzle of rain , proves more than just a minor hazard for the astronauts as they race against time to repair the ship . |
| 11 | There were lots more , there were even one or two who , like Albert ‘ Bertie ’ Gomes , had more than just a tentative grasp of the deadly art of Trinidadian politics and finally there was Uriah Butler , who in 1946 — ten years after he had instigated the oil field demonstrations — led the most successful campaign in the first elections under universal suffrage . |