Example sentences of "[prep] a more than [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prayer was answered and , says John , ‘ he had all his lifetime after a more than ordinary fear of God and His presence ’ . |
| 2 | Opportunities for informal contacts and the exchange of information and experiences are , in consequence , extensive , and they probably serve the individualistic-minded members of this particular labour force as a more than satisfactory substitute for trade unions . |
| 3 | A real page-turner , with a more than satisfying conclusion . |
| 4 | I also like it because it does n't offer any false promises of amazing results ; instead , what it has to offer is a reasonably priced , workable upgrade from four tracks to eight with a more than creditable end result ( as long as the guidelines in the manual and certain obvious rules are observed ) . |
| 5 | His first significant speech was in August 1625 , when he opposed a grant of subsidies and suggested that proper enforcement of the recusancy laws would provide the king with a more than adequate revenue . |
| 6 | The guests must be persuaded to return to the restaurant , where it is imperative they be served with a more than satisfactory meal and be completely pacified . |
| 7 | Tuppe returned to Peter 's Pets , composing as he did an improbable yarn about animal rights activists and the forcible abduction of a furry fish , into a more than plausible truth . |