Example sentences of "[adv] [art] more than [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These tales are obviously no more than legend , but they contain within them some interesting elements . |
| 2 | Professor John Boardman , for instance , Lincoln Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at Oxford University , recently shocked an audience of classicists by claiming that : ‘ The exploits of Theseus , the ancient Greek hero who tamed the Minotaur and repulsed the Amazon invasion of Attica , were probably no more than state propaganda invented to rouse nationalistic pride ’ and were ‘ manufactured to glorify the role of Athens in the Ionian revolt of 499 BC ’ ( Times Higher Educational Supplement 7.8.81 ) . |
| 3 | Sadly , this pagan custom , called ‘ Salut au Soleil du 1er Mars ’ , is now no more than legend . |
| 4 | The Bren LMGs Mk I for the 8th Army were now no more than soap , toothpaste or toilet rolls , but the progression was just the same . |
| 5 | Some say he is now no more than mayor of Mogadishu , retaining only the loyalty of his own Marehan clan and other Darode tribes . |
| 6 | Conditions at sea were well known to be squalid and comfortless , wages beggarly , food too often no more than salt beef and weevilly biscuit , while officers were often no more than petty tyrants . |
| 7 | Trains often ran down main streets and early stations were sometimes no more than street corners . |
| 8 | The Tokugawa were essentially no more than primus inter pares . |