Example sentences of "she be [art] [adj] than a " in BNC.

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1 He carried her as if she were no more than a disobedient child back down the path to the fountain .
2 With a brief nod , as though she were no more than a casual acquaintance , he closed the door .
3 And he had spoken of her as though she were no more than a female to be used and then discarded .
4 Now that it was over Edward seemed to have gone a very long way away from her , as if she was no more than a stranger to whom he was giving a lift .
5 Then she skirted the table , gripped her stepmother by the shoulders , and began to shake her as if she was no more than a rag doll .
6 Now another life was about to begin , one in which she was no more than a surname and number , a woman who had lifted her hand in salute and sworn allegiance to King and country .
7 They say she was no more than a skeleton .
8 However much she 'd fallen in love with Rohan , to him she was no more than a passing fancy , to be enjoyed then discarded .
9 Smaller she grew , and smaller yet , till she was no larger than a monkey .
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