Example sentences of "[adv] more than [art] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It was perhaps more than the chill air that flushed the parson 's cheeks as he bent to fasten his skates . |
| 2 | Private investors account , on average , for about 20 per cent of the equity of privatised companies — scarcely more than the market norm . |
| 3 | The gates to this were kept permanently locked but there was a less conspicuous entrance , hardly more than a mud road , amongst the trees a hundred yards along . |
| 4 | It was very small , hardly more than a box room , with a single high window . |
| 5 | One may doubt whether this was ever more than a schoolboy game . |
| 6 | She was clearly more than a shop assistant . |
| 7 | Though formerly something of a manufacturer , God is clearly rather more than a management guru . |
| 8 | Although it is often treated as a little more than a menu system , the Windows Program Manager is a flexible organising tool for the Windows environment . |
| 9 | When news of a flourishing Swedish house scene began to break 18 months ago , it looked like being little more than a PR scam based around the fact that Neneh Cherry 's half-sister Titiyo could sing and came from Stockholm . |
| 10 | Prayer is far more than a shopping list , or an incidental five minutes at the end of a busy day . |
| 11 | The adoption of the name ScotRail by the Scottish Region was far more than a marketing ploy . |
| 12 | However , recruitment companies should provide far more than an emergency relief service and should be able to deal with all problematical staff-finding jobs in a diplomatic and professional manner . |
| 13 | To the primary teacher " teaching resources " mean far more than the school textbook . |
| 14 | The " package " may also involve stock options — rights to buy shares at a specific value exercisable at a future date , the idea being that if the firm does well the shares will be worth far more than the exercise price . |
| 15 | Preston used to love these walks , far more than the chocolate bars and the ice-cream , though he favoured having all three if William 's grandad could be pushed that far . |
| 16 | It takes a great deal of time and money to establish a brand which explains why predators may be willing , when purchasing a company with strong brand identification , to pay far more than the stock market valuation of that company . |
| 17 | They were speculators , who hoped to sell it for even more than the showroom price even though it meant tying up a £50,000 deposit for four years . |
| 18 | Four judges then tried to match the reported dreams with the topics , identifying between 5 and 9 of the 29 target suggestions , at barely more than a chance rate . |
| 19 | Considerably more than a baseball cap bearing the legend ‘ Brits On The Piss , Wicked ! ’ |
| 20 | It was considerably more than the hour Friar Tuck had reckoned on when he and the Trapper emerged on the track where he had left Marian and Allen . |
| 21 | The small snag is that it costs considerably more than the purchase price to buy a licence to use them and a licence is required for each computer . |
| 22 | However , he stressed that the offer would have to be considerably more than the break-up value of the portfolio . |
| 23 | The problems noted above are intensified for the management of stock revision programmes ; these are carried out by staff who are either subject specialists or who have in the course of the stock revision acquired a good deal of knowledge about the subject literature — certainly more than the line manager . |
| 24 | In fact what the same tabloid , in a characteristic retreat into prudery , terms ‘ the sexual act ’ was never more than a terminus ad quem for us . |