Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [subord] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is not so much as even a prima facie case for imagining that the ad hoc domestic forces available for the Latin music and the English devotional settings bore any close resemblance to the stereotyped and institutionalized vocal dispositions ( SAATB , succeeding SATB and SATTB ) supplied by the contemporary church choir ; these several bodies of music need to be addressed separately . |
| 2 | Mr Al-Haroun , when confronted , was as gently apologetic as only a well-bred Arab can be when confronted by an angry occidental . |
| 3 | It is that we might , in other than merely a logical sense , have got yesterday but not last night . |
| 4 | Finally , the particle hmm is not dismissable as just a " performance error " or a " filled pause " ; it has specific interactional functions , best explicated in terms of the system for taking turns at speaking in conversation , where it can be seen to be ( amongst other things ) a turn-holding device ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 5 | And , finally , those extra , necessary words — grouped and coloured — somehow more than just a list of words ! |
| 6 | This is as much a consequence of data on households being more easily available as necessarily a reflection of real differences between household and non-household kin . |
| 7 | I mean Neville Brody 's work , I think maybe goes just a little deeper than just a , you know , flourish , but I am not sure where he 's going with it . |
| 8 | That behaviour demanded more suffering than just a few uncomfortable hours . |
| 9 | Of the two types of bend tests the four-point is the more reliable since only a pure bending moment is applied to the centre section of the beam and the relation becomes exact , for small curvature , since the deformation is truly into a circular arc . |
| 10 | There is always something to be learned from a knowledgeable local instructor , and a flight is far more valuable than just a site briefing . |
| 11 | Waller believes it is more complex than just a huge shift of opinion on the day . |
| 12 | This approach is never more important than when a person first joins any organization . |
| 13 | But was it ever more than just a project for a project ? |
| 14 | But Caterham 's independence does enable it to be more adventurous than perhaps a large parent would allow . |
| 15 | The statement of objectives will normally be far more rounded than merely a price discussion . |
| 16 | Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ . |
| 17 | Chief Inspector was slightly more than just a copper , Meredith thought wryly , amused at his apparent self abasement . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't you think , ’ Mrs Grandison suggested , ‘ that we need a little more than just a snack ? |
| 19 | Again he saw the thing divide and grow and change , like the ever-evolving pattern in a kaleidoscope , but this thing was real , alive as alive as only a thing whose sole purpose was to kill could be . |
| 20 | The strongest impetus , he said , comes from museums ' reassessment of their role in society which the profession sees as far broader than even a decade ago . |
| 21 | It was as simple as only a barefaced lie could be . |
| 22 | yes , we tend not to use P C Us as much as well a few years ago . |
| 23 | It comes as a surprise to most people to learn that the experts are still arguing over something as basic as how a cat purrs . |
| 24 | Bentley is Back And now more than just a badge 16 |
| 25 | Suddenly , after battling all season with Manchester City for third place in the First Division , the Wednesday player-manager finds that finishing second is now more than just a pipe dream . |
| 26 | If , as they fervently hope , Waqar Younis has recovered sufficiently from the stress fracture in his back to bowl as he did in taking 113 first-class wickets last season at a cost of 14 each — a wicket for every 30 balls he bowled — and Imran 's shoulder injury permits him , after all , to play as more than just a batsman-captain , theirs will be a fast bowling attack as strong , at least on paper , as any the West Indies had during the 16 years of world supremacy which came to an end here last summer . |
| 27 | Then , as time went on and hypnosis gained credibility and was thought of as more than just a form of stage entertainment , more and more hypnotherapists began to use present-life regression in their work . |
| 28 | In doing this , they make it easier to understand why some form of local government continues to survive as more than simply a creature of the centre . |
| 29 | But OALD is far more than just a dictionary . |
| 30 | But Seefeld is far more than just a place to swing your mashie niblick . |