Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] than a [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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1 | Yes , they needed more than a word for themselves , more than a central symbol for their pride ; they needed a focus — something to restore them to themselves . |
2 | Wytch Farm proved more than a match for Savills , the property services and estate management consultants to BPX , during a friendly game of cricket in August . |
3 | Fired by religious fervour and armed with weapons supplied by the United States and their Muslim neighbour Pakistan , the rebels resisted doggedly and fought a war in which their superior mobility and unconventional guerrilla tactics proved more than a match for the Soviet military machine . |
4 | Mrs Hughes , who waited more than a century for some of the most exciting times of her life , passed away peacefully in her sleep at the St David 's Nursing Home , Redcar , Cleveland . |
5 | A woman who waited more than an hour for an ambulance is to meet senior health managers to discuss the problem in Teesdale . |