Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [subord] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , finally , those extra , necessary words — grouped and coloured — somehow more than just a list of words ! |
| 2 | This is as much a consequence of data on households being more easily available as necessarily a reflection of real differences between household and non-household kin . |
| 3 | There is always something to be learned from a knowledgeable local instructor , and a flight is far more valuable than just a site briefing . |
| 4 | This approach is never more important than when a person first joins any organization . |
| 5 | But was it ever more than just a project for a project ? |
| 6 | The statement of objectives will normally be far more rounded than merely a price discussion . |
| 7 | But such an identification was probably more than merely an exercise in wish-fulfilment by the ego on behalf of the id . |
| 8 | Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ . |
| 9 | Chief Inspector was slightly more than just a copper , Meredith thought wryly , amused at his apparent self abasement . |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't you think , ’ Mrs Grandison suggested , ‘ that we need a little more than just a snack ? |
| 11 | Again he saw the thing divide and grow and change , like the ever-evolving pattern in a kaleidoscope , but this thing was real , alive as alive as only a thing whose sole purpose was to kill could be . |
| 12 | The strongest impetus , he said , comes from museums ' reassessment of their role in society which the profession sees as far broader than even a decade ago . |
| 13 | It comes as a surprise to most people to learn that the experts are still arguing over something as basic as how a cat purrs . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | According to Ockleton , he had become ‘ as maudlin as only an Irishman in liquor can . ’ |
| 16 | Bentley is Back And now more than just a badge 16 |
| 17 | Suddenly , after battling all season with Manchester City for third place in the First Division , the Wednesday player-manager finds that finishing second is now more than just a pipe dream . |
| 18 | If , as they fervently hope , Waqar Younis has recovered sufficiently from the stress fracture in his back to bowl as he did in taking 113 first-class wickets last season at a cost of 14 each — a wicket for every 30 balls he bowled — and Imran 's shoulder injury permits him , after all , to play as more than just a batsman-captain , theirs will be a fast bowling attack as strong , at least on paper , as any the West Indies had during the 16 years of world supremacy which came to an end here last summer . |
| 19 | Then , as time went on and hypnosis gained credibility and was thought of as more than just a form of stage entertainment , more and more hypnotherapists began to use present-life regression in their work . |
| 20 | This was around the time he first started seeing me as more than just an employee . |
| 21 | In doing this , they make it easier to understand why some form of local government continues to survive as more than simply a creature of the centre . |
| 22 | But Seefeld is far more than just a place to swing your mashie niblick . |
| 23 | It 's far more than just a place to drink ; it 's the social and conversational heart of any Irish village . |
| 24 | But OALD is far more than just a dictionary . |
| 25 | The haircut , however , evolved into far more than just a one-off for a TV series . |
| 26 | It seemed to her a precious gift , far more than just an alleviation of present discomfort . |
| 27 | In each case the shout is far more than simply a war cry . |
| 28 | Mr Wood has learned enough over the years about badgers to be able to get in as close as just a foot or two . |
| 29 | The identification and correction of coding errors may be virtually impossible unless either a cost centre is obviously incorrect or a fairly detailed manual backup , such as is outlined in ( b ) above , is utilised . |