Example sentences of "[det] [conj] [adv] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | There was far more behind this than just a deterioration in the weather . |
2 | But Gallagher does not decide this and only a House of Lords judgment on the point can resolve the uncertainty . |
3 | Alternatively there may be no marks as such but simply a set of grades to which the quality of pupils ' work may be assigned directly . |
4 | And then it was the cu , we 'd payed that and then a couple of weeks after it was the phone and then it was the gas ! |
5 | Often , of course , these were different forms of the same general relations , though the latter can not be reduced to the former , in all or even a majority of cases . |
6 | Indeed , we suspect that a rule which was never broken would not be a rule in our sense at all but rather an inevitability with the logical status of a law . |
7 | All the other players you hear about from time to time , Charlton , Giles , Hunter et all but never a word about Harvey . |
8 | Now that was er er more or less a favour to me . |
9 | In doing this , they make it easier to understand why some form of local government continues to survive as more than simply a creature of the centre . |
10 | As a sociolinguist Stubbs sees reading , for instance , as more than simply a mechanism for decoding written into spoken words : he prefers to concern himself with understanding meaning , pointing out that ‘ we do not normally read meaningless material ’ ( ibid. p. 15 ) . |
11 | Resource-based learning therefore turns out to involve much more than simply a method of revitalizing and individualizing learning . |
12 | In almost every other respect , certainly , the Celtic Church appears to have been something more than simply a repository for Nazarean thought — as Nestorian Christianity was , for example . |
13 | The very fact that philip Augustus made no serious attempt to invade or attack Gascon ) , in the campaigns of 1202–4 may be more than simply a comment upon the military limitations of the French crown . |
14 | Section 2 to read : The Coordinator as part of his/her responsibility is part Area Secretary for a geographical area with no more than approximately a quarter of a million population . |
15 | Your eurocheque card is much more than just a support for your eurocheques . |
16 | Perhaps now , in the same way , Judith Cowan 's new range or work can also be effective in a climate which desperately seeks more than just a checklist of intention . |
17 | This disagreement between the different schools of thought is more than just a storm in an academic teacup . |
18 | But it 's more than just a question of who the patients prefer to be treated by . |
19 | Mirth is close to creativity for to see the absurd in something is to twist reality around in a way creative thought is fashioned — a good jest is a delight and should be regarded as much more than just a bit of frivolity . |
20 | The full story of the WM & CR is more than just a recalling of the day-to-day running of a railway . |
21 | The crews are mostly ‘ medical assistants , ’ which means possessing more than just a knowledge of first aid . |
22 | Ry Cooder Much more than just a wizard on slide guitar , Ry Cooder is a composer , a multi-instrumentalist , a lifelong student of ethnic music and a thoroughly nice bloke . |
23 | ‘ It 's more than just a nightclub to you . |
24 | Cairo is too far away to be anything more than just a stake in the ground against IBM/Apple Computer Inc while the hoopla surrounding Windows For Workgroups is meant to distract attention away from an increasingly late NT . |
25 | More than just a facelift for BMW 's most important model , the new 3-series marks a fundamental change of direction |
26 | This is more than just a case of increased differentiation in local voting behaviour . |
27 | But it 's more than just a problem of pollution . |
28 | Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ . |
29 | However , one detects more than just a hint of resentment when he talks of the ‘ middle-class ’ , who , with their penchant for rationalisation and organisation , appear to have appropriated the game . |
30 | Other ways of making life more interesting for the housebound are the occasional holidays in the homes of various members of the family ; also offering to help them to entertain their friends in their own home to more than just a cup of tea , by arranging to take a pre-cooked , easily served meal round to them beforehand . |