Example sentences of "was [adv] than just a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The rest of us can make do with Profile 's fine new compilation ‘ Avanti ! ’ , 11 tracks to prove that Italian dance was more than just a passing fad . |
2 | It was director Joseph L Mankiewicz who had given Brando the chance to prove he was more than just a mumbling slob by casting him as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar . |
3 | ‘ Falling in love ’ , therefore , was more than just a trivial pastime but a serious business . |
4 | ‘ It was more than just a sexual attraction between us . |
5 | But it was more than just a physical thing . |
6 | She 'd never wanted anything more in her life — but it was more than just a physical need , much much more . |
7 | Wayne , in her mother 's view , was more than just an ordinary valley kid ; he was a walking symbol of everything that she did n't want for her daughter . |
8 | I do n't think the implication penetrated my mind all that quickly — that it was more than just an ordinary race . ’ |
9 | But her desire to be a ballerina was more than just an adolescent fancy and she returned to New York to study at the American School of Ballet . |