Example sentences of "[vb past] more [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was intended to represent the concept of a tram in 2937 , but its unfortunate shape resembled more closely a cottage-loaf , by which it became known to the crews . |
| 2 | The pavement meetings of Hitler 's English disciples resembled more accurately a noisy Pimlico pub turning out at closing time . |
| 3 | Dr Carrington was trained as a physician and a psychiatrist ; however , particularly as he became more ill , his professional mantle dropped away from him , as is often the case , and he became more simply a sick human . |
| 4 | Later , once a variety of diplomatic initiatives had been tried and discarded , it became more literally a ‘ War Cabinet ’ . |
| 5 | In medieval Christianity they became more specifically a symbol of purity , not just because of their gentle lustre , but still more because they were grown secretly and , it was believed , with personal suffering by the oyster . ) |
| 6 | And then of course people had picnics on the Sundays of the summer and er so on it grew more quite a lot from the hiring . |