Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [adv] a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Because he thought that he was dealing with the National Press rather than simply a few local people whom he had been ignoring for a considerable time , the Mayor responded to direct questioning , even if he did not change his colours . |
2 | We have like , we have hundreds of crap facilities rather than just a few good ones . |
3 | The apparent advantage of variance reduction is diminished if , as is much more often the case with surveys than with experiments , many somewhat disparate characteristics are under review rather than just a few correlated variables . |
4 | Later rather than sooner a real live girl deals with your call in person . |
5 | Dr Friedman wants to make the computer more than just a clever magnifying glass . |
6 | I believe there are several thousand States in Ireland now and I see the sense of locality that has always dominated here as basically a time-serving National identity . |