Example sentences of "more [conj] [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that was er er more or less a favour to me . |
| 2 | In doing this , they make it easier to understand why some form of local government continues to survive as more than simply a creature of the centre . |
| 3 | As a sociolinguist Stubbs sees reading , for instance , as more than simply a mechanism for decoding written into spoken words : he prefers to concern himself with understanding meaning , pointing out that ‘ we do not normally read meaningless material ’ ( ibid. p. 15 ) . |
| 4 | Resource-based learning therefore turns out to involve much more than simply a method of revitalizing and individualizing learning . |
| 5 | In almost every other respect , certainly , the Celtic Church appears to have been something more than simply a repository for Nazarean thought — as Nestorian Christianity was , for example . |
| 6 | The very fact that philip Augustus made no serious attempt to invade or attack Gascon ) , in the campaigns of 1202–4 may be more than simply a comment upon the military limitations of the French crown . |
| 7 | Section 2 to read : The Coordinator as part of his/her responsibility is part Area Secretary for a geographical area with no more than approximately a quarter of a million population . |
| 8 | Your eurocheque card is much more than just a support for your eurocheques . |
| 9 | Perhaps now , in the same way , Judith Cowan 's new range or work can also be effective in a climate which desperately seeks more than just a checklist of intention . |
| 10 | This disagreement between the different schools of thought is more than just a storm in an academic teacup . |
| 11 | But it 's more than just a question of who the patients prefer to be treated by . |
| 12 | Mirth is close to creativity for to see the absurd in something is to twist reality around in a way creative thought is fashioned — a good jest is a delight and should be regarded as much more than just a bit of frivolity . |
| 13 | The full story of the WM & CR is more than just a recalling of the day-to-day running of a railway . |
| 14 | The crews are mostly ‘ medical assistants , ’ which means possessing more than just a knowledge of first aid . |
| 15 | Ry Cooder Much more than just a wizard on slide guitar , Ry Cooder is a composer , a multi-instrumentalist , a lifelong student of ethnic music and a thoroughly nice bloke . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's more than just a nightclub to you . |
| 17 | Cairo is too far away to be anything more than just a stake in the ground against IBM/Apple Computer Inc while the hoopla surrounding Windows For Workgroups is meant to distract attention away from an increasingly late NT . |
| 18 | More than just a facelift for BMW 's most important model , the new 3-series marks a fundamental change of direction |
| 19 | This is more than just a case of increased differentiation in local voting behaviour . |
| 20 | But it 's more than just a problem of pollution . |
| 21 | Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ . |
| 22 | However , one detects more than just a hint of resentment when he talks of the ‘ middle-class ’ , who , with their penchant for rationalisation and organisation , appear to have appropriated the game . |
| 23 | Other ways of making life more interesting for the housebound are the occasional holidays in the homes of various members of the family ; also offering to help them to entertain their friends in their own home to more than just a cup of tea , by arranging to take a pre-cooked , easily served meal round to them beforehand . |
| 24 | This suggest that the governance of Ulster is more than just a matter of security and that there are urgent needs for an independent environmental protection agency , subsidies for green farming , and more money in general for the administration of conservation . |
| 25 | The haircut , however , evolved into far more than just a one-off for a TV series . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Then , as time went on and hypnosis gained credibility and was thought of as more than just a form of stage entertainment , more and more hypnotherapists began to use present-life regression in their work . |
| 28 | Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ . |
| 29 | This is more than just a book with balances . |
| 30 | But this is more than just a taste of the past . |