Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] [indef pn] more [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each chariot is drawn by two fine Elven steeds and carries a single Tiranoc noble who controls the chariot with nothing more than a spoken word . |
| 2 | As a result of this potent combination of sentiment and self-interest , the war had assumed the character of something more than a military operation : in the minds of the military and of many civilians , left and right , it had quickly become a decisive test of France 's national will and international power . |
| 3 | By doing this , the Chancellor was beginning to recognise the rights of the family against the grantee as something more than personal . |
| 4 | In fact , this emphasis has misled many students of price theory to understand the notion of the entrepreneur as nothing more than the locus of profit-maximizing decision-making within the firm . |
| 5 | I think it is worth emphasising that the agreement does not commit the Trust to anything more than regular monitoring of the Little Mill . |
| 6 | I 'm so damned tired after the drive down here that I doubt I 'll have the energy for anything more than sleep . ’ |