Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [art] more [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Colonel did not stop to reassure his wife , but rose neatly , pushed his chair under his table and with swift , disciplined steps reached the terrace no more than a couple of yards behind Miss Danziger . |
| 2 | They were sweeping over the ancient continent of Africa , the everlasting wastelands of the desert no more than a patch on a great patchwork quilt . |
| 3 | A stone rolled free and splashed into the water no more than a yard from Trent 's feet . |
| 4 | It was a close result and as Seb passed the winning-post no more than a neck ahead of his nearest rival , he could hear Carrie 's shrill voice above the noise of the crowd , urging him on . |
| 5 | Since there appear to be no consequences in judicial practice if the label constitutional is applied to a particular law , it is in the end no more than a convenient way for textbook writers to organise their material , just as they produce books on industrial law or commercial law . |
| 6 | But once they had stepped out into the cool air , paradoxically , the noise seemed muted , the sea no more than a distant roar . |
| 7 | A shapeless bundle of dirty rags was in front of her , the face no more than a grey shadow . |
| 8 | It consisted mainly of a large area of more or less flat heathland that was in places marshy and out of which rose the only hill to be found here , the broad , low Knamber Foin that looked from a distance no more than a heap of stones . |