Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] be [adj] than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This year America 's deficit and Germany 's surplus are forecast to be less than half as big , as a percentage of GNP , as they were at their peak ; Japan 's surplus may be only a quarter of its peak level . |
| 2 | The link with Labour has got to be more than just signing a cheque . |
| 3 | The American adventure movie Raiders of the lost ark and its sequels , in which actor Harrison Ford played Indiana Jones , an heroic archaeologist , have proved to be more than just financially successful productions . |
| 4 | Rosie told me the other nurses who worked here have tried to be more than just assistants to him . ’ |
| 5 | From the very start , one must realise that WordStar for Windows 1.5 is meant to be more than just a word-processor , but is perhaps more aptly billed as a document processor . |