Example sentences of "[adj] [be] [adv] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But this was more than a confession . |
2 | It had not been worded as an order , but the tone of the COBRA man meant that this was more than a suggestion . |
3 | This was more than a shame , if not quite a disaster , for it was Durham 's first seminal moment in cricket . |
4 | Great diversity was important ; a city after all was more than a set of carefully structured spatial patterns , it was a social system where environmental disorder might have a place in reflecting cultural diversity . |
5 | Fabia , although she would have liked to ask that question , knew that they were not well enough acquainted for her to ask , or pass any comment that was more than a surface one . |
6 | That was more than a tad retro so I distracted myself and put some music on . |