Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] more than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a meeting with the consortium more than a week ago , Caledonian directors said they would help only if they were given a controlling interest in the pit . |
| 2 | A story neglected sometimes damages the truth more than a story mistold does . |
| 3 | She sold the place more than a year ago . |
| 4 | so it looks as if she saves half of her money and then spends a bit more than a quarter . |
| 5 | You just want a quick glance at it to see what she , oh well half of it 's saved and then a bit more than a quarter . |
| 6 | A bit more than a quarter on sweets and a bit less than a quarter on stationery . |
| 7 | After events at Chelmsford on April 30 poor Scotland probably need a guide-dog more than a Guide . |
| 8 | You had the feeling , when you pictured her , that she looked like a boy more than a woman . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's a real scene in Dublin , a vibe more than a scene . |
| 10 | Daniels is a thinker more than a doer when it comes to rehearsing tricks . |
| 11 | It is n't and has n't been since players first received silver for kicking a ball more than a century ago . |
| 12 | His voice was just a hint more than a whisper . |
| 13 | They no longer strike you however quite as ramparts because they have been planted with grass and shrubs and are in places penetrable on foot or even by traffic ; they are now a pleasance more than a deterrent . |
| 14 | Even so , it would have been impossible for an insect to grow much larger , say to have a girth more than a quarter of an inch in diameter . |
| 15 | Everyone picked up their travelling bags and in a straggle more than a group walked back towards the passengers ' assembly area . |
| 16 | We must both understand that a child needs a mother more than a grandmother . |
| 17 | It was an admonition more than a reprimand . |
| 18 | Riding on the back of a tempestuous wind , this journey became an epic of its time , being accomplished at a speed which remained unequalled until surpassed by an aeroplane more than a century later . |
| 19 | ‘ Just afterwards , he said he had decided not to do it because of other work commitments , so the project came to a halt as a result of the difficulty in finding an actor to play the part ; it was n't really a gag script — it was made for an actor more than a comedian . |
| 20 | But he was , after 1819 , an observer more than a participant . |
| 21 | But in the heady tour of parties , testimonials , public houses and charity functions that come with footballing success , many footballers have discovered to their cost that drink can be an obligation more than a pleasure . |