Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [adv] an [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is more than just an element of truth in this conception . |
| 2 | The examples given have also indicated that local government is much more than just an agent of the centre . |
| 3 | It seemed to her a precious gift , far more than just an alleviation of present discomfort . |
| 4 | But such an identification was probably more than merely an exercise in wish-fulfilment by the ego on behalf of the id . |
| 5 | ‘ When we came to leave the Lamb that afternoon , Mr Barnett , we were all in similar states of intoxication , but Jack had become as maudlin as only an Irishman in liquor can . |
| 6 | According to Ockleton , he had become ‘ as maudlin as only an Irishman in liquor can . ’ |