Example sentences of "more than a [adj] [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | An open question is one which requires more than a one word or one phrase answer . |
| 2 | I may be able to speak the languages of men and even of angels , but if I have no love my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell . |
| 3 | It is quite common to insert further provisions prohibiting the offeree group from entering into contracts or commitments involving more than a stated sum or for a longer period than , say , a year , or entering into other transactions which are outside the routine course of trading without the consent of the acquirer . |
| 4 | That 's asking an awful lot of people who seek no more than a relaxing pint or two , or more especially when the Bishop pulls the first pint of the day . |
| 5 | Participatory democracy necessarily has implications for social life , and is better regarded as a way of life than as no more than a political device or method . |
| 6 | If you want more , go inland ; if you can get by with less , stay in the city ; if you do n't need more than a square foot or so , go to the islands . |
| 7 | Thereafter it 's no more than a recurrent talking-point or a way of talking down , with all this I do n't feel I really know you and What 's really going on in there ? and Show me the real you . |
| 8 | Such technical recommendations are of little practical value and sometimes provoke vigorous protest from professional aviation people , but from the patient painstaking AIB inspector who has gone to great lengths to provide the sheriff 's court with as much guidance , information and advice as he can , there will be little more than a wry smile or shrug of the shoulders . |