Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] more [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A TEAM of young archaeologists were disappointed when a dig in Darlington revealed nothing more than a Victorian cellar . |
| 2 | What could eat nothin' more than a couple o' chops … |
| 3 | Harry , meanwhile was raised on a diet of liquidized fish — now he 's old enough to take solids , and loves nothing more than a few pounds of sprats — all in one go . |
| 4 | Of course , I had opened it and found nothing more than a piece of costly silk , blood-red and fringed at each end . |
| 5 | His response was predicated on the idea that he was dealing with an IRA insurrection when he was actually faced with a group of unarmed demonstrators who posed nothing more than a difficult public order problem . |
| 6 | Nowadays the mid-1950s rock craze seems to provoke nothing more than a nostalgic chuckle , and when the original Teds are remembered at all within the contemporary preoccupation with hooliganism it is as something quaint and remarkably innocent . |
| 7 | At first he wants nothing more than a quick lay with a pretty maid , then wants her to be his mistress , then is able to admit to himself that he loves her , but the idea of marriage across the social barrier is impossible for him . |
| 8 | Normally , if you want nothing more than a passage anchorage , Dale , down near the entrance , will serve very well , but we felt Neyland merited a first visit , and thanks to going there we had this early morning enchantment of seeing ships , great and small , going about their work . |
| 9 | ‘ The tae of ye will need somethin' more than a dispensation from the Pope , Ah would think , if ye go on like this . ’ |
| 10 | Next is Aled Williams of Bridgend , whose consistency in domestic matches , which might not be transferred to internationals , should have earned him more than a replacement honour ( out of position ) against Namibia in 1990 . |
| 11 | Nobody dared to claim that Dukakis represented anything in particular or that he could reliably arouse anything more than a snore , but that was not the point . |
| 12 | British primary legislation , on the other hand , seldom contains anything more than a long title by way of a preamble , and does not refer to any preparatory works . |
| 13 | It is not clear that one has to postulate anything more than a reaction like Pavlov 's dog learning to anticipate its dinner whenever it hears the bell . |
| 14 | Flying in the face of today 's ubiquitous electronickery , the turbocharger uses nothing more than a simple spring-loaded wastegate to regulate boost , which is never allowed to build too high in deference to the engine 's life expectancy . |
| 15 | We always had to chase after him for it and he 'd never give her more than a pound a week . |
| 16 | In general , the idea of forming anything more than a temporary joint household with one or other spouse 's parents is not seen to be a serious option . |
| 17 | Nor need she expect anything more than a strictly business afternoon , she warned herself . |
| 18 | It costs nothing more than a smile . ’ |
| 19 | Such futile efforts can only bring something close to contempt and suspicion among the millions of human beings who crave nothing more than a simple faith based on a credible ‘ god ’ . |
| 20 | One of the criticisms sometimes levelled at the whole group drama approach is that it always seems to involve lots of meetings and discussions , and that this disadvantages those children whose grasp of language is uncertain ; that this " type " of drama can rapidly become nothing more than a heated discussion involving only the teacher and the more articulate members of the class . |
| 21 | Dickins had had nothing more than a back pass and a free-kick to deal with in the first 30 minutes but showed signs of nervousness when Bull challenged for a Birch free-kick . |
| 22 | Observation of operator performance within many high technology systems reveals nothing more than a person sitting at a desk scanning various kinds of displays at intervals and just occasionally picking up a telephone , making a note in a log-book or manipulating a control . |
| 23 | He hoped that the driver would remember nothing more than a pair of headlights . |
| 24 | Land Rover has produced something more than a face-lifted Range Rover . |
| 25 | It warns users interested in open systems to be wary of NT because of Microsoft 's reluctance to implement standards or create something more than a limited proprietary system . |
| 26 | It had been splendidly undemanding ; because of his family , she did not see him more than a few times a month , always meetings snatched at short notice and with absolutely no expectation from him that she would be available . |
| 27 | Her pleading frail voice went straight to my heart every time , and quite often I would crack her more than a few eggs to make up the dozen . |
| 28 | There was nothing in Luke 's voice to suggest anything more than a mild curiosity , but Fran could feel the tension radiating from his powerful body as he leant forward in the seat . |
| 29 | Shareholders get nothing more than a bald one-year profit forecast . |
| 30 | Damn him if she would explain that the young man to whom he 'd referred had merely been a fellow Briton attending a conference on international computing , that they 'd exchanged nothing more than a few polite comments natural to fellow compatriots abroad , and that his arm had been lying across the back of the bench seats and not round her shoulders . |