Example sentences of "more than [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Be this as it may , the constitutional authorities who support the introduction of a Bill of Rights to limit Parliament , government , and the state , nevertheless recognise that it calls for a fundamental constitutional change if it is to be more than just a pious declaration of good intent . |
| 32 | To followers , he is more than just a guiding light — he is the Messiah . |
| 33 | Ivanisevic , touted as having an all-court , grass game , likes to remind people that he is more than just a big server . |
| 34 | It was getting to be more than just a bad habit ; it was beginning to become an established part of his personality . |
| 35 | May we try by our own example to show that a world of peace and compassion can be more than just a hopeful dream . |
| 36 | But Voyager is more than just a pretty face ; one would expect no less from Volker Schlondorff . |
| 37 | With his new film , Johnny Suede , he 's out to prove he 's more than just a pretty face |
| 38 | PLAYBOY beauty Pamela Anderson is more than just a pretty face — she 's got real sax appeal . |
| 39 | But the countryside is more than just a pretty picture . |
| 40 | And glory in the 1,000 Guineas may well be a lot more than just a warming winter thought because Dead Certain beat as competitive a field as there has been for a juvenile filly 's race for many years . |
| 41 | The Martian encampment they find may be deserted but the lichen-like vegetation , triggered into accelerated growth by a light drizzle of rain , proves more than just a minor hazard for the astronauts as they race against time to repair the ship . |
| 42 | When a mite climbs on to a worker ant 's chin , it expects more than just a free ride ( photographed at about 20 times life size ) . |
| 43 | I think they were more than just a marauding band of outlaws . ’ |
| 44 | It 's no secret that Mansell has more than just a soft spot for Frank Williams , and indeed has enjoyed lots of success at Williams in the past . |
| 45 | ‘ They are prepared for more than just a social call , ’ Taheb said . |
| 46 | For him , the " Panopticon principle " ( p 216 ) should be regarded as more than just a particular example of ingenuity in architectural design ; rather : " … it was an event in the " history of the human mind " . |
| 47 | It 's more common among the very young , men with more than just a basic education , and very common among the unemployed . |
| 48 | [ The alternative ] means more than merely a different way of ‘ doing social science ’ . |