Example sentences of "[am/are] no [det] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're no more than a blackmailer ! ’ |
| 2 | More often than not , they 're no more than a glass through which the all-important text is transmitted . |
| 3 | In what sense do these mark a crossroads while the others are no more than a widening of the road ? |
| 4 | Some of the larger birds , like the blackbirds and thrushes , often risk a little dive-bombing , in which they swoop down on the owl from a distance of about 30 feet , heading straight for it , and then swerve aside only at the very last moment , when they are no more than a foot away . |
| 5 | Some of the Discourses printed in them are no more than a title , but most are published in full . |
| 6 | Other memories are no more than a nutshell description , a fleeting image , perhaps of an eccentricity . |