Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [subord] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a stern demand is appropriate because once a man becomes a Christian he finds himself enlisted on God 's side in a lifelong battle . |
| 2 | The full story of the WM & CR is more than just a recalling of the day-to-day running of a railway . |
| 3 | A Tom Wood is more than just a portrait . |
| 4 | Martina is more than just a tennis player however . |
| 5 | This disagreement between the different schools of thought is more than just a storm in an academic teacup . |
| 6 | This ‘ ancient heritage ’ may seem to be a purely ideological device — but it is more than just a myth . |
| 7 | But to the protestors who turned up today hunting is more than just a sport . |
| 8 | A MONKEY 'S scream is more than just a screech , researchers have discovered . |
| 9 | ‘ My Rolex is more than just a watch , it makes me feel dressed . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ My Rolex , ’ says Kiri , ‘ is more than just a watch , it also makes me feel dressed . |
| 11 | ‘ It is more than just a possibility , ’ a senior US official said last night . |
| 12 | This is more than just a case of increased differentiation in local voting behaviour . |
| 13 | This is more than just a book with balances . |
| 14 | But to Nikolaas van der Merwe , an archaeological chemist at Harvard , it is more than just a saying . |
| 15 | But this is more than just a taste of the past . |
| 16 | But the firm is more than just a money-maker ; it is the consummate all-rounder . |
| 17 | But Les , who was preceded in the Alton spotlight by Odiham duo Acoustic Bikini , is more than just a humorist . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | On his voyage , he has realised that sport is more than just a game to Americans , and that sports stars are the heroes of the nation . |
| 20 | The electronic one-way communication system is more than just a lock system . |
| 21 | Where the Good Housekeeping diet is different is that it is more than just a diet . |
| 22 | This suggest that the governance of Ulster is more than just a matter of security and that there are urgent needs for an independent environmental protection agency , subsidies for green farming , and more money in general for the administration of conservation . |
| 23 | Again , I must add , this is more than just a demo , as it 's subtitled ‘ A Requiem ’ to honour a friend of Origo who is no longer amongst us . |
| 24 | But it is more than just a listing of previous research . |
| 25 | A team , according to Adair ( 1986 ) , is more than just a group with a common aim . |
| 26 | Clearly it is more than just a picture of two continent-carrying plates coming together . |
| 27 | There is no place for a quality footballer if he believes he is more than just a page in that machine . |
| 28 | ‘ This is more than just a robbery , it is so frenzied and angry , the work of animals , that it is beyond the comprehension of the human mind . ’ |
| 29 | The Gilbert Collection of Gold Boxes is more than just a catalogue . |
| 30 | 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 ’ . |