Example sentences of "than [adv] a [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | America , where there appear to be more grossly obese people than in Britain ( by which I mean those around double their desirable body weight , rather than just a couple of stones overweight ) , is an excellent place to observe this eating-speed phenomenon . |
2 | Everything here was different and therefore better : the stiff-backed brass taps , the cut of the banister , the genuine oil paintings ( we had a genuine oil painting too , but not as genuine as that ) , the library which somehow was more than just a roomful of books , the furniture old enough to have woodworm in it , and the casual acceptance of inherited things . |
3 | It gives due weight to action research as a process rather than just a set of things to do . |
4 | A label can be more than just a sequence of characters . |
5 | It also manages to tie the Alps together as one whole , treating them as a range of mountains rather than just a list of routes . |
6 | And , finally , those extra , necessary words — grouped and coloured — somehow more than just a list of words ! |
7 | You may find it more pleasing and effective to range together a selection of complementary shapes , rather than just a hotchpotch of squares , circles , ovals and rectangles . |
8 | Now rail travellers arriving in Darlington will notice more than just a handful of changes compared to six years ago . |
9 | A system which has the intelligence to acknowledge that people are more than just a bag of bones dressed up in a birthday suit and that ill-health is not only caused by biological factors , but social , political , economic and environmental ones as well . |