Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] than just a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was far more behind this than just a deterioration in the weather . |
| 2 | The more easterly of the two valley roads which combine at Pierrefitte takes you first to the charming town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur , which may look like one place but is really two , with more than just a hyphen dividing them . |
| 3 | ‘ When I got here , ’ he said expressionlessly , ‘ I realised I needed to be in love with more than just a city . |
| 4 | At 3pm , he will meet Clinton and the two will be together for the next six hours , an indication that the president regards the Prime Minister 's visit as more than just a courtesy call . |
| 5 | However , as with all fostering schemes , it was seen as more than just a means of putting roofs over heads . |
| 6 | When viewed from this vantage point , designing can be seen as more than just a means of creating and applying technologies : it is also revealed as a means of shaping relations between people . |
| 7 | For rabbinical Judaism , militant activity was perceived as more than just an embarrassment . |
| 8 | As a songwriter and musician himself , Terry Merrick is always prepared to act as more than just an engineer , where necessary putting his skill at playing and song arranging at the disposal of clients . |
| 9 | In that case , both the money and the Jacobite Guinea would still be in the gazebo ; the police would infer from them that Newley had gone to the gazebo for more than just a Sunday stroll . |
| 10 | One day , he hinted , he would insist she did , and for more than just a holiday . |
| 11 | Other ways of making life more interesting for the housebound are the occasional holidays in the homes of various members of the family ; also offering to help them to entertain their friends in their own home to more than just a cup of tea , by arranging to take a pre-cooked , easily served meal round to them beforehand . |
| 12 | Thank the Goddess Zambia had had the sense to get out before some scuzzie had violated hir by more than just a beating . |