Example sentences of "[vb -s] more than a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No more than one LM granule needs to be used in preparing the stock bottle since Hahnemann says ‘ one rarely needs more than a single globule of appropriately dynamised medicine ’ ( para. 248a . ) . |
| 2 | A third party may assert that it has more than a mere interest in a certain subject , since it has a legal right81 in the subject matter of the dispute , or a right granted under a treaty between the parties . |
| 3 | Willy Russell 's Liverpool-based woman-at-play film has more than a passing resemblance to Letter to Brezhnev but is none the worse for that . |
| 4 | This rare and peculiar fossil looks rather like a sea-lily without arms , and has more than a passing resemblance to a tennis racket ! |
| 5 | Such a framework has more than a passing similarity with the career structure observed by Howard Parker in his study of young delinquents in Liverpool . |
| 6 | The Index catalogue , Guha admits , bears more than a coincidental resemblance to that of rival Argos . |
| 7 | And now we look closer at Stan Gilligrew , he bears more than a passing resemblance to a certain well-known PR consultant . |
| 8 | And Charlie , as her lover , bears more than a passing resemblance to yesterday 's hero , James Dean . |
| 9 | The basic structures of several pavilions have yet to be completed and the biggest universal exposition ever mounted still bears more than a passing resemblance to a building site — albeit a very colourful one . |
| 10 | The voice of Bess of Hardwick can be heard ordering her household in Derby shire at the end of the sixteenth century , but less well-known women also make their appearance , including Mary-Ann , the dairymaid at Uppark in Sussex who captured the heart of Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh , and Carolyn Workman , whose transfer from her father 's parsonage in Norfolk to the grandeur of The Vyne in Hampshire bears more than a passing resemblance to Fanny Price 's story in Jane Austen 's Mansfield Park . |
| 11 | He 's uglier than Corky , fatter than Phi and has less charm than Steve — in fact he bears more than a passing resemblance to Lucy ! |
| 12 | It is interesting , however , to look at his very recent designs for the chair called Elémentaire , manufactured by Ligne Roset , which bears more than a passing resemblance to the spooky opera house . |
| 13 | And as recently announced ( with applause from Kenneth Baker , the minister for information technology ) , GEC has acquired the rights to build the Hitachi Process Robot , a machine which bears more than a strong resemblance to a robot made by the Swedish company ASEA . |
| 14 | It costs more than a normal prescription , two or three times as much , one charge for each hormone they contain , yet means the difference between health or serious illness and peace of mind for you and your partner . |
| 15 | An open question is one which requires more than a one word or one phrase answer . |
| 16 | Since these have to do with complex processes of political control and relationships between industrial relations actors and the state , an adequate understanding of them and their historical context requires more than a superficial acquaintance with the countries concerned . |
| 17 | ‘ It takes more than a poisonous soda to subdue me . ’ |
| 18 | Takes more than a little snow ( like four feet of it in the suburbs ) to slow down the charging bull of Oracle Corp , and the company yesterday said that ‘ Through Rain , Sleet or the Coldest Arctic Snow in Century , the show will go on for Oracle 's Product Announcement of Cooperative Development Environment in New York City today ! ’ adding that ‘ If you are stuck on the sunny west coast attending UniForum , please join us for the delayed CDE announcement and demonstration . ’ |
| 19 | That means Clarke will miss the Greenalls Lancashire Cup final in a fortnight , assuming Wigan beat Oldham in tomorrow 's semi-final and he receives more than a one-match ban . |
| 20 | The symbolic value of law involves more than a volitional commitment to legal institutions and legal process , or the rhetorical effectiveness of international law arguments . |
| 21 | This seems more than a simple displacement of the fear and anxiety with which we contemplate our own old age . |
| 22 | Any report which demands more than a full day of your time , or of your subordinates ' , should have written terms of reference . |
| 23 | HERE ARE two compilations whose existence obviously means more than a desperate milking of the public udders . |
| 24 | It must be stressed , though , that were it is said above that the researcher will ‘ scan the library ’ for previous writings on the area of study , this means more than a casual walk past the shelves of books which seem to be vaguely related to the topic . |
| 25 | Apparently it is not intended to decide that a bowler with a long run pays more than a dashing opening batsman , but rather to ensure that a highly-paid Test cricketer does not necessarily pay the same amount as a young uncapped player . |
| 26 | It contains no spices ; but sip with care , for at the bottom of every cup lurks more than a little sediment . |
| 27 | Both the Germans and the French claim him as a hero , and in this sense the Emperor becomes more than a mortal ruler . |
| 28 | There is nothing that the disease likes more than a circuitous argument in search of absolute proof on precise definitions of addiction . |
| 29 | On a good day a driver could make over $2.75 ; if he has a month of good days he earns more than a civil servant . |