Example sentences of "[vb pp] to [det] more than a " in BNC.

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1 Bricks and mortar used to much more than a sound investment — it was the best way to make serious money .
2 But , thanks to a combination of high interest rates on traditional deposit accounts over much of this period , coupled to a distinct lack of publicity for SAYE , it has been relegated to little more than a footnote in the long list of savings options .
3 Scant make-up was applied , and her pale gold hair was treated to little more than a few vigorous strokes of a brush .
4 Noreen 's role had diminished to little more than a chaperone for Maria .
5 Now that the two have fallen out , over maintaining a single currency and unified armed forces , the successor to the Soviet Union has dwindled to little more than a name .
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