Example sentences of "[was/were] something [adj] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , it was logically possible that the cue used by the recruits following a dancer was something other than the angle of the dance — and for a while von Frisch was sharply criticised for precisely this reason . |
| 2 | The next chapter examines the governmental context of Charles 's fiscal and monetary methods : his imitation of late-Roman emperors was something more than a charade or a figleaf for impotence . |
| 3 | The community was something more than a collection of species working together for mutual advantage — it obeyed laws that could only be understood at a level transcending that of the individual organisms . |
| 4 | It appeared as if there was something more than a cupboard there . |
| 5 | She was something more than a housekeeper , more also than a nurse . |
| 6 | Surely this was something more than the heat of twelve geese cooking on a summer 's night ? |