Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [adv] than [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Friedman wants to make the computer more than just a clever magnifying glass . |
| 2 | Gran would n't follow her ; her rheumatism was too bad to cope with the stairs more than twice a day , morning and evening . |
| 3 | With the reading of Hippolytus and the cracking of the outer shell of his cheerful , hard-working , no-nonsense self , introspection was running riot and ‘ spiritualism ’ — by which he clearly meant dabbling in affairs of the spirit rather than solely a preoccupation with the dead — had , by the summer of 1929 , taken a firm grip on him . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ During that year it was decided that there was life beyond Impact 92 and that it was time to look at a total economic development strategy for the city rather than just a one year one . ’ |
| 5 | Diana rarely came to the house more than twice a year . |
| 6 | The possibility of travel is an obvious attraction , as is the added dimension of being a soldier rather than just a chef , as well as being part of a large professional organisation and the camaraderie that brings . |
| 7 | It gives due weight to action research as a process rather than just a set of things to do . |
| 8 | Try as they might , the City 's denizens have never been as colourful and flamboyant as those who set out to make crime a career rather than just a sideline . |
| 9 | Scientific studies carried out a few years ago revealed that regular sunbed users ( those using a bed more than once a week over a period of a few years ) now have a condition called skin fragility syndrome . |
| 10 | Does he agree that the law should be changed so that the police have a duty rather than just a power to act under section 39 ? |