Example sentences of "[pron] is [adj] [subord] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which is interesting because here the three of us are , thinking about what it means to belong somewhere , what it might mean to belong to this idea called ‘ theatre ’ . |
| 2 | The black spot is its unemployment rate of 14% , which is more than double the OECD average . |
| 3 | Thus , the benefit for a pensioner couple over 80 will rise from £88.45 a week to £96.15 a week — an increase of 8.7 per cent. , which is more than double the increase in the retail prices index . |
| 4 | If one is more than double the other , we should not fit a straight line . |
| 5 | Although the results from the unusual condition were slightly equivocal , the difference in results between the central and peripheral detail suggests that there is more than just a von Restorff effect present . |
| 6 | But in this book there is more than just the history of the WM & CR . |
| 7 | There is more than just an element of truth in this conception . |
| 8 | It is unclear whether all the eligibility criteria listed in points ( i ) to ( iii ) need to be satisfied before a grant will be awarded . |
| 9 | And it is more than just a dictionary — the extensive cross-references lead the reader from one subject to another , and the thematic index provides a framework for studying topics . |
| 10 | But it is more than just a listing of previous research . |
| 11 | But to Nikolaas van der Merwe , an archaeological chemist at Harvard , it is more than just a saying . |
| 12 | Where the Good Housekeeping diet is different is that it is more than just a diet . |
| 13 | This ‘ ancient heritage ’ may seem to be a purely ideological device — but it is more than just a myth . |
| 14 | Clearly it is more than just a picture of two continent-carrying plates coming together . |
| 15 | He 'll undergo surgery tomorrow morning and if it is more than just a simple fracture , it could mean an early end to his cricketing career . |
| 16 | ‘ It is more than just a possibility , ’ a senior US official said last night . |
| 17 | But it is more than just the lucky shot that has defeated the Great White Shark . |
| 18 | It is more than just the onset of literal night ; it is a night of the normal senses , allowing other means of knowing to arise . |
| 19 | Also , it is more than likely the case , however , that how a society designs manners for close personal and social relationships can not be totally separated from its understanding of the ‘ proper ’ treatment of its enemies . |
| 20 | Given the history of socialist economies , it is doubtful whether even a far more radical and complete transformation of the relations of production would , of itself , have removed this basis for class differentiation , and for this reason Morris remains a problematic model for contemporary socialism . |
| 21 | The vast majority of social research employs ordinal data or , more rarely , the interval scale : even in such cases it is doubtful whether even the most developed of such scales actually satisfy the requirements . |
| 22 | To followers , he is more than just a guiding light — he is the Messiah . |
| 23 | Ivanisevic , touted as having an all-court , grass game , likes to remind people that he is more than just a big server . |
| 24 | There is no place for a quality footballer if he believes he is more than just a page in that machine . |
| 25 | Ask other lawyers about George , and there is acknowledgement of his gifts , even that he is more than merely a jury man , but rarely much warmth . |