Example sentences of "[pron] more [subord] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And once again the motif is transpersonalized , for in the novel Shatov proves himself more than ordinarily resolute ; his paper Slavophilism does n't touch his human courage as husband and friend — and enemy . |
| 2 | I do n't know how Dawn really feels about me , whether love or trust mean anything to her or not , but I do know that there is something special between us , and it feels like something more than just conditioning . |
| 3 | There is undeniably something ‘ over-thetop ’ about Rachmaninov 's piano music , a larger-than-life quality that requires larger-than-life treatment , and that extra dash of daring in Wild 's playing ( not for nothing do his fans call him ‘ Wild Earl ’ ) can be relied upon to produce something more than unusually exciting . |
| 4 | But are our bodies and our selves truly nothing more than highly complex , sophisticated machines ? |
| 5 | His more than usually lumpy appearance was accounted for by a variety of new bulges about his person , all promising delightful treats . |
| 6 | ‘ We had a glass of wine , but she refused to admit they were anything more than very good friends . |
| 7 | These can never be anything more than very rough and ready guidelines . |