Example sentences of "[vb pp] [indef pn] [adj] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Looking back to the period between the two world wars and even to that of 1939–45 , any newcomer to the scene would have foreseen nothing other than a future of amicable and mutually beneficial co-operation . |
2 | Handsome young rascal with hands that had never lifted anything heavier than a pen by the look of them . |
3 | Dickins had had nothing more than a back pass and a free-kick to deal with in the first 30 minutes but showed signs of nervousness when Bull challenged for a Birch free-kick . |
4 | But to argue that such developments marked anything more than a beginning would be to over-estimate the significance of what was done . |
5 | Since membership required nothing more than a signature , it is difficult to assess the real weight of the movement . |