Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [conj] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The answer may be one or both of these and only a careful rescue package can avert a total disaster . |
| 2 | Continuity between the two fabliaux in the case of animal imagery is a matter of more than just a general resemblance . |
| 3 | It 's more common among the very young , men with more than just a basic education , and very common among the unemployed . |
| 4 | In 1986 , Christopher Lewinton was appointed as chief executive with more or less a free hand to do whatever he felt necessary . |
| 5 | For him , the " Panopticon principle " ( p 216 ) should be regarded as more than just a particular example of ingenuity in architectural design ; rather : " … it was an event in the " history of the human mind " . |
| 6 | They should devote themselves wholly to the problem of making life in South Africa , regarded as more or less a foreign country , bearable for self-respecting British men and women . |
| 7 | His query concerns a 2-iron which his local pro reckoned might be worth more than just a few bob . |
| 8 | ‘ They are prepared for more than just a social call , ’ Taheb said . |
| 9 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
| 10 | Only a few of the Christian residents appeared to notice that the Syrians had come prepared for more than just a few days ' stay . |
| 11 | If you speak for more than about a fifth of the total time this is not appraisal , it 's lecturing , or worse , pontificating . |
| 12 | For real benefit , allow your exercise to help you on more than simply a physical level . |
| 13 | Yes , Nicole and I go back a long way , and yes , you could say that we 're involved on more than just a superficial level . |
| 14 | In some cases this may even mean not using a page makeup package at all but rather a high-powered word processor like Lotus Manuscript , Word or WordPerfect 5.0 . |
| 15 | This awareness was a growing one , not a sudden flash of illumination , not a conversion at all but rather a slow , painful , at times embarrassing progress towards competence in communicating with deaf people . |
| 16 | How far is it possible to speak of a partnership at all if only a restricted set of activities is undertaken ? |
| 17 | Champagne is without doubt the world 's finest sparkling wine , but it is also the most expensive , and by more than just a few pennies . |