Example sentences of "[was/were] more than a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this intervention was more than a defence of English interests in north-eastern France . |
| 2 | We have been spinning coins together since I do n't know when , and in all that time ( if it is all that time ) I do n't suppose either of us was more than a couple of gold pieces up or down . |
| 3 | The fact was that Corbett was more than a bit of an embarrassment . |
| 4 | He was n't very bright and he was more than a bit of a bore with it . ’ |
| 5 | There was more than a thread of incredulity in his tone . |
| 6 | To them she was more than a mass of steel and wood ; she had moods and feelings which they understood and to which they fitted their own . |
| 7 | Even The Times for a while in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution suggested that there was more than a grain of truth in the concept of a Jewish world plot . |
| 8 | Perhaps there was more than a grain of truth in the remark of one of his closest colleagues that Keynes ‘ had never spent the twenty minutes necessary to understand the theory of value ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ Sometimes interviews can move in a different direction from the one you anticipate , ’ she said shortly , knowing that there was more than a grain of truth in what he 'd said . |
| 10 | This discovery of Frank 's atheism was more than a perturbation to Michael . |
| 11 | It was more than a kilometre around the islands from the lighthouse to the ship , and every wave , every rock was different and dangerous . |
| 12 | And there was more than a smack of sympathy for terrorism in a call by a leading Fundi for a ‘ broad show of unity ’ with a group which shot dead two policemen during a demonstration at Frankfurt airport . |
| 13 | ( It was more than a decade before Chantler 's ideas were fully accepted even within the Ministry . ) |
| 14 | The public , of course , had only the word of the press to guide them , and although there was more than a germ of truth in what the tabloids reported , this was by no means the first autumn in which the Prince had spent weeks without his wife and children . |
| 15 | Great diversity was important ; a city after all was more than a set of carefully structured spatial patterns , it was a social system where environmental disorder might have a place in reflecting cultural diversity . |
| 16 | But the relations that developed were much more than simply instrumental ; when families did survive it was more than a product of what Stone called , for an earlier period , ‘ psychic numbing ’ . |
| 17 | People living in new housing , whether estates , flats or garden cities , were more satisfied with their houses and neighbourhoods than were those living in the older areas , although there was more than a hint at the loss of street-corner sociability . |
| 18 | There was more than a hint of weary resignation in his reply . |
| 19 | There was more than a hint of imminent violence in every word , and thinly veiled intimidation in every syllable . |
| 20 | Admittedly there was more than a hint of urban overcrowding two doors away from William at no. 21 , where a glove cutter , a walnut-veneer repairer and a book finisher were living with their families — but that was exceptional . |
| 21 | It seemed to him that in her gentle gaze there was more than a hint of despair , and it grieved him . |
| 22 | In fact , there was more than a hint of insolence lurking in the grey depths of his eyes when he spoke . |
| 23 | The declaration of policy was more than a statement of priorities and objectives , designed to disavow as misdirected Mr Benn 's essay in Industrial Co-operation and to restore credibility to the idea — and , incidentally , to meet Signor Prandini 's dismissive criticism . |
| 24 | There was more than a touch of class disdain in their attitude , but it also signified a political distance , an understanding that the parliamentary representatives had softer views and a broader idea of their responsibilities than the mere enactment of their supporters ' prejudices . |
| 25 | There was more than a touch of arrogance to the assumption , and clashes with governments , who could at least point to the fact that they had been elected , were inevitable . |
| 26 | already in the expression of her eyes , the beginnings of her small , triumphant smile , there was more than a touch of the martyr . |
| 27 | There was more than a touch of irritation in Dane 's voice . |
| 28 | The ie was more than a group of individuals ; it was a continuing entity carrying on from generation to generation embracing people , property and reputation . |
| 29 | It was more than a matter of dress and style . |
| 30 | Once Jonadab had threatened physical violence , the son realised that he was more than a match for his ageing parent . |