Example sentences of "to [indef pn] more [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This child had not been embalmed and his preservation was due to nothing more than the construction of the coffin , for the wood was no less thick — 1½ inches — than that of an adult 's coffin , and the lead was likewise no different in gauge . |
| 2 | Equally , however , there may be some circumstances where ‘ strong ’ government amounts to nothing more than the power to force upon the country crass , stupid and mistaken policies lacking even the virtue of endorsement by a majority of , presumably , misguided electors . |
| 3 | As it also happens to be the only drinker on the Cherwell until you get to Islip , the murderous conspiracies and dark plots which so excite the Kidlington Kops amount to nothing more than the fact that when I opened my curtains that morning I saw the sun shining in a cloudless blue sky and decided to go for the longest and most pleasant of the river walks open to me . |
| 4 | It may be that with a patient who is terminally ill or aged , the doctor 's obligation does not extend to anything more than the relief of pain and making the patient comfortable . |
| 5 | But this begs the question : does ‘ pride and dignity ’ amount to anything more than the aspiration to participate in society on its own terms ? |