Example sentences of "[adv] than just a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thinks that I could do better than just a clerical job . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | A good sommelier or restaurant manager can persuade the customer to choose a super bottle of wine which offers marvellous value and drinks perfectly , rather than just a grand name in a superlative vintage which , inevitably , will have a premium attached to it . |
| 4 | Certainly , it is trying to create atmosphere rather than just a memorable sing-along tune . |
| 5 | It 's comical to see all these people agreeing sagely with each other that users really want loads of functions rather than just a good deal , while all the time mopping their brows with relief that the price wars seemed to have petered out . |
| 6 | Rather than just a smaller version of the New York show , it has been reshaped to provide a detailed overview of the years 1904 to 1917 , and around 130 paintings , together with drawings and sculpture dating from these years will be displayed . |
| 7 | In the USA , where there is a wide choice of local markets , it is much easier , and experience there has shown that much more reliable results , for all forms of market testing , can be obtained by using a number of markets simultaneously , rather than just a single test . |
| 8 | There is , in a sense , an ideology of scepticism within clearly defined boundaries and as old men die out of the system and younger ones join it the tradition becomes cumulative and socially-constructed rather than just an individual matter . |
| 9 | The rest of us can make do with Profile 's fine new compilation ‘ Avanti ! ’ , 11 tracks to prove that Italian dance was more than just a passing fad . |
| 10 | It was director Joseph L Mankiewicz who had given Brando the chance to prove he was more than just a mumbling slob by casting him as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar . |
| 11 | ‘ Falling in love ’ , therefore , was more than just a trivial pastime but a serious business . |
| 12 | ‘ It was more than just a sexual attraction between us . |
| 13 | ‘ Are you more than just a potential customer ? |
| 14 | But this may have been more than just a sartorial sign of the changing times . |
| 15 | She 'd never wanted anything more in her life — but it was more than just a physical need , much much more . |
| 16 | But it was more than just a physical thing . |
| 17 | But her desire to be a ballerina was more than just an adolescent fancy and she returned to New York to study at the American School of Ballet . |
| 18 | I do n't think the implication penetrated my mind all that quickly — that it was more than just an ordinary race . ’ |
| 19 | Wayne , in her mother 's view , was more than just an ordinary valley kid ; he was a walking symbol of everything that she did n't want for her daughter . |
| 20 | Will he be able to solve her problems or is he more than just an interested bystander ? |
| 21 | There are , of course , more fundamental issues at stake here than just a falling training rate — which is where the second working party takes over . |