Example sentences of "have [indef pn] more [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | A piece to be presented should have something more than a surface narrative quality in the characterisation . |
| 3 | Whether or not the Communist Party leaders expected such a letter to have anything more than a propaganda appeal they can hardly have been surprised by the Labour Party reply on 27 January 1936 which rejected the application and outlined the history of relations between the two parties , particularly during the social fascist " period . |
| 4 | ‘ Until you put it all together for us , we had nothing more than a report from a cab driver that he saw a man and a woman pushing such a barrow along Holborn and up Charterhouse Street . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You have nothing more than a dislike of Mr Connon and a very nasty twist in your mind which is going to get you into very serious trouble indeed . |
| 6 | Most were still bewildered by the way Northampton opened out the game to create openings for surprise attacks , and after a 4–1 win at Swindon , the Railwaymen 's international winger Fleming told Chapman : ‘ You have something more than a team : you have a machine . ’ |