Example sentences of "be [det] [conj] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The demands of such actions for lawyers ' services are such that only a large and complex firm can meet them , with corresponding implications for costs , restricting , in turn , the availability of such services to all but the wealthiest . |
| 2 | Herbs are more than just a culinary delight — they are among the most colourful plants you can choose for the garden . |
| 3 | WITH the sun at the heart of your horoscope until the 21st and Venus bringing her sweetness to bear on relationships from the 8th , December could be the most crucial month of the year for love and partnership matters — the 19th could be more than just a magical moment . |
| 4 | For masturbation , it would have to be more than just a passing person . ’ |
| 5 | From the outset , it has been clear that COSE , the Common Open Software Environment , would have to be more than just a unified desktop interface , and this week , two more pieces of the COSE puzzle appear to be dropping into place ( CI No 2,142 ) . |
| 6 | From the outset we 've known COSE , the Common Open Software Environment , to be more than just a unified desktop interface , and this week , two more pieces of the COSE puzzle appear to be dropping into place . |
| 7 | Experience at the Birmingham Money Advice Centre ( see Appendix III ) shows that — at least for the generally poor people who go to the Centre with money problems — mail order , check traders and other weekly callers such as tallymen are woven so closely into the fabric of daily ( or rather weekly ) life as to be more than just a possible buying choice . |
| 8 | You may be making a parafoil , or an inflatable animal shape , in which case the paper pattern will be more than just a flat plan . |
| 9 | It was getting to be more than just a bad habit ; it was beginning to become an established part of his personality . |
| 10 | May we try by our own example to show that a world of peace and compassion can be more than just a hopeful dream . |
| 11 | Be this as it may , the constitutional authorities who support the introduction of a Bill of Rights to limit Parliament , government , and the state , nevertheless recognise that it calls for a fundamental constitutional change if it is to be more than just a pious declaration of good intent . |
| 12 | I think they were more than just a marauding band of outlaws . ’ |
| 13 | He 'll undergo surgery tomorrow morning and if it is more than just a simple fracture , it could mean an early end to his cricketing career . |
| 14 | An augmented product is more than just a tangible product or service . |
| 15 | An augmented product is more than just a tangible product or service . |
| 16 | The concept of a cognitive map , in O'Keefe and Nadel 's hands , is more than just a topographic representation of the space in which the animal is located ; it also describes the distribution of cell systems concerned with the analysis and integration of spatial cues within a framework of behavioural meaning for the animal . |
| 17 | Religion therefore is more than just a personal affair and its influence in society is more than the sum of its influences on individuals . |
| 18 | This is more than just a subtle interweaving of his own and Proust 's problematics . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ The Manchester bid is more than just a superb technical achievement . |
| 20 | To followers , he is more than just a guiding light — he is the Messiah . |
| 21 | But Voyager is more than just a pretty face ; one would expect no less from Volker Schlondorff . |
| 22 | But the countryside is more than just a pretty picture . |
| 23 | PLAYBOY beauty Pamela Anderson is more than just a pretty face — she 's got real sax appeal . |
| 24 | Ivanisevic , touted as having an all-court , grass game , likes to remind people that he is more than just a big server . |
| 25 | A group is more than just a random collection of individuals . |
| 26 | But a CD-Rom is more than just a giant data store ; it provides a quick and easy way of finding information . |
| 27 | From a Christian point of view , however , the concern for the poor is more than just an individual matter : it is legitimately a function of government acting on behalf of society as a whole and comparable to its mandate to maintain law and order . |
| 28 | He may not be a rock 'n' roll comedian , but TV 's Mr Sardonic PAUL MERTON is more than just an ubiquitous face , and ANDREW COLLINS salutes him |
| 29 | Hyundai claims the new 124bhp engine is more than just an enlarged version of the existing Lantra 's 1.6-litre unit . |
| 30 | WORD IS out that Henry Rollins is more than just an ugly face . |