Example sentences of "[det] than [noun pl] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His magic , the magic of uncovering a man who had trod the land that I now trod , who died and was laid in the chalk 3,000 years ago , had been little more than pages in a notebook : another find in the ceaseless archaeological round . |
| 2 | Is it fair that some people earn much more than others in a market economy ? |
| 3 | Mr Wise 's Mill continued to make cloth for some time , although it is not clear whether the firm of Ellis and Apperly , who were later recorded there , were more than tenants for a while . |
| 4 | Religions as sociological entities are not meant to be more than stepping-stones to an appreciation of the profound Mystery at the heart of reality . |
| 5 | They constitute no more than pointers towards an agenda for more detailed , empirical research . |
| 6 | But there are four reasons why these years should not be used as anything more than points on a continuum . |