Example sentences of "it [be] [det] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's less than a hour 's drive . |
| 2 | Well here 's the specification , length , Escort four two six eight so it 's about two point three , sorry two hundred and thirty millimetres longer , so it 's less than a foot |
| 3 | But er it 's less than a fortnight now . |
| 4 | No , cos they 're fluorescent , it 's only about twelve watts , it 's less than a light bulb . |
| 5 | My main concern is how much of the network would become ‘ prohibited ’ ; if it 's more than a fraction , I would prefer the present undefined arrangements . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's more than a guard ’ said a spokesman . |
| 7 | It 's more than a month since they conjured up a victory . |
| 8 | And I have a feeling- ’ She now drew in a long breath before resuming ‘ And it 's more than a feeling , it 's a certainty that , although we 're leaving here , being forced to leave here , we 'll return , for this is our home . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's more than a miracle . |
| 10 | Yes , O K then , right , because it 's more than a week away , I 'll give you a bell close to the time , just to make sure you , everything 's alright . |
| 11 | If you 've never been to an ice hockey game , it 's more than a game — it 's a night out . |
| 12 | My palace if I were a king it 's more than a palace it 's my everything . |
| 13 | a king it 's more than a palace it 's my everything . |
| 14 | They 're the only times really and as with the I B M the I B M people 's the company I B M said if it 's more than a page is it really worth sending it out . |
| 15 | THE LAST TIME I WAS IN Baghdad I was sitting in the bar of the famous , and famously dreadful , Al Rashed ( ‘ It is more than a hotel , ’ say the advertisements , though they do n't tell you in what way ) , drinking with a senior government official . |
| 16 | To the people of England , it is more than a question of who administers local government : the lines on the map , the cricket teams , the Lords Lieutenants and signposts are important . |
| 17 | A financier in the Manchester broking community said yesterday : ‘ It is more than a possibility that he will make an offer to get Knighton out of his hole . ’ |
| 18 | But the programme 's producer , Peter Kinkead , says it is more than a gimmick — despite the fact that there are only about 5500 Prestel sets in TVs 's catchment area . |
| 19 | It is more than a coincidence that he is an excellent speech speechreader , a stimulating , well-informed person , recognized by his colleagues as a man of integrity whose opinions are respected . |
| 20 | It is more than a year since the red and white surveyors ' poles glinted above the reeds , blazing a trail for the draglines that were soon to follow . |
| 21 | It is more than a decision to buy flowers for your lover or plan a romantic dinner . |
| 22 | British Coal , one of the few companies still nationalised , has the unenviable task of proving to its customers that it is more than a dinosaur of the industrial revolution , slouching towards privatisation and a slow demise . |
| 23 | It is more than a matter , however , of just declaring our personal commitment to one viewpoint and then hoping that this will resolve all problems . |
| 24 | It is more than an atlas : it is a superbly illustrated synopsis of the characteristics of the major tropical diseases , their infective agents , their ecology , their life cycles and their vectors … probably the best value for money for anyone interested in obtaining an illustrated guide to tropical medicine and medical parasitology . " |
| 25 | It is less than an hour 's drive across the border from where Roma was born in Londonderry . |
| 26 | It was more than a shock I put my head in my in my hand and I remember kneeling right at this spot and just crying my heart out . |
| 27 | I remember as a young woman before I , even when I was courting , a young boys was there writing little notes behind the counter trying to make dates with me you know erm er it was , oh it was more than a shop . |
| 28 | And , actually it was more than an hour and a half . |