Example sentences of "[pron] is more [subord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Policy H Four of the approved county structure plan precludes any development which is more than small- scale . |
| 2 | There is more than passing irony in the very thought of a celibate Rangers . |
| 3 | In one sense , of course , there is more than enough knowledge available for everyone to have a sufficiency . |
| 4 | You do n't have to be a historian to know a pretty flower when you see one , and although this is not intended to be a text book — there is more than enough literature available to fulfil that function — I do suggest that your enjoyment of roses can be enhanced by knowing just a little about the many different kinds , and such matters as why they are cultivated in certain ways , why they are pruned , and so on — and to see a strange word , and know what it means ! |
| 5 | The eradication of hunger is not a threat to the well-being of people in the industrialised countries because there is more than enough food for everyone . |
| 6 | The use made of resources allocated is as important as the extent of the original allocation : it can not be assumed that budgeting money or designating a staff member as training officer , will ensure more than nominal training unless there is more than nominal commitment to the concept that systematic training should be integral to library management . |
| 7 | It is more than mere style , something beyond the old ‘ something must be done ’ concern . |
| 8 | The common property , if it is more than mere cash in hand or at the bank , will be vested in trustees who must deal with it in accordance with the rules or with any trust expressly declared , and it can be made liable for obligations incurred by , or on behalf of , the society . |
| 9 | Yet is this country , though I am mainly Welsh , a kind of home , as I think it is more than any other to those modern people who belong nowhere . |