Example sentences of "much [adj] than a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain CCM is not much more than a cottage industry , largely because of lack of radio exposure . |
| 2 | Our system is much more than a word processor . |
| 3 | Mary had the chance to learn her trade as something much more than a queen consort from a politician of great skill and finesse . |
| 4 | I never expected to be much more than a character actor . |
| 5 | Sharpe knew he was seeing much more than a cavalry raid , though he was not certain whether this was the real invasion . |
| 6 | It has already been stressed that the NACAB information system is very much more than a reference work . |
| 7 | It is not much more than a landing strip hacked out of the Canadian wilderness in eastern Ontario , about 200 miles north east of Winnipeg . |
| 8 | It 's not much more than a broom cupboard , I know , but what do you think of it ? ’ |
| 9 | It is time that technical education remained not much more than a debating topic , although the Education Act 1918 , did make 14 the universal minimum leaving age and , far more controversial , it began to introduce compulsory part-time day continuation classes . |
| 10 | It was n't much more than a fishing village until the eighteenth century when French Jesuits and a few merchants demanded the right to build a city . |
| 11 | It 's really much more than a cleaning service because it has helped me emotionally , ’ she says . |
| 12 | The language used throughout these public self-descriptions reflected general visions of altruism and service : ‘ public protection ’ , ‘ willing to serve the public ’ , ‘ public confidence ’ , ‘ trust ’ , ‘ special skill ’ , ‘ the supply of professional services is very much more than a business transaction ’ . |