Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] [adj] than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They are prepared for more than just a social call , ’ Taheb said . |
| 2 | Yes , Nicole and I go back a long way , and yes , you could say that we 're involved on more than just a superficial level . |
| 3 | For him , the " Panopticon principle " ( p 216 ) should be regarded as more than just a particular example of ingenuity in architectural design ; rather : " … it was an event in the " history of the human mind " . |
| 4 | The Cabinet accepted the recommendation that a substantial British aircraft industry was required to hold off competition , and should be developed with more than just the Empire in mind ; also the premise that work on new aircraft should proceed under government direction , with the Treasury accepting responsibility for new types . |
| 5 | When viewed from this vantage point , designing can be seen as more than just a means of creating and applying technologies : it is also revealed as a means of shaping relations between people . |
| 6 | He pleaded for sources to be used for more than just illustration or comprehension . |
| 7 | The Z88 will send the XON character when the receive buffer has been cleared to less than half full . |
| 8 | The Micom Communications Corp subsidiary of MB Communications Inc , Lawrence , Pennsylvania has announced a new model in its Marathon range of data and speech network servers which is claimed to more than double the performance of the previous products . |
| 9 | However , the value of a company is based on more than just short-term profitability . |
| 10 | The clockwork life of Karen Rake is ticking by faster than ever before . |
| 11 | Mr Patten , however , is engaged in more than simply relieving his own exasperation at Beijing 's procrastination . |
| 12 | However , as with all fostering schemes , it was seen as more than just a means of putting roofs over heads . |
| 13 | Before the elections of 1964 , 1966 , and 1970 , real personal disposable income was rising at more than double its normal rate of growth — so supporting the political business cycle thesis , but Alt suggests that these " short pre-election spurts may not do the government of the day all that much good , and there is no evidence that they do ( at least if short-term enough ) the economy any particular harm " . |
| 14 | For rabbinical Judaism , militant activity was perceived as more than just an embarrassment . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're a good boy , Wayne , ’ Angelica had said , and they 'd both known that she was meaning for more than just the errand . |
| 16 | Part of hir was afraid Jahsaxa was planning on more than just keeping hir as a highclass whore . |