Example sentences of "[was/were] [det] more [conj] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | On that Friday morning three weeks ago , I was little more than an irritant to dozens of drivers caught in a traffic jam as police cars and ambulances blocked their way to work or school . |
2 | Until last month this was little more than an expression of good intentions . |
3 | Campeanu walked with his head down , deep in thought as he plunged into a dark narrow back street which was little more than an alley . |
4 | The price war of autumn 1985 then was little more than an advertising exercise , though it did reduce the general price of holidays for 1986 . |
5 | Yet Morley was much more than an imitator ; he was a more gifted melodist than Gastoldi . |