Example sentences of "[verb] no more than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final question which arises is whether , in the exercise of our discretion , we should let mandamus go bearing in mind that the events with which we are concerned occurred as long ago as 1989 and then occupied no more than perhaps three quarters of an hour . |
| 2 | At best the programme was rated no more than moderately effective , being considered completely ineffective in respect of home-school links . |
| 3 | All that was changing when Diane Keaton appeared in Annie Hall , looking no more than passably pleasant and sporting the sort of garb you could find in any Oxfam shop . |
| 4 | He 'd done no more than accidentally bump against some sailors aimlessly wandering from the passage next to the warehouse . |
| 5 | Amiss tried to sound no more than mildly interested . |
| 6 | In terms of the definition of er what is historic York I think again an issue we went over for some length of time at the greenbelt inquiry , I would draw your attention back to my earlier comments that York is basically a modern industrial city with a very precious historic core , that historic core er represents no more than actually five percent of the built up area , that something like eighty five percent of the city was built after eighteen hundred , the view that was expressed by the County in N Y Two , in terms of the definition of the greenbelt , the Greater York greenbelt and its purposes was not accepted by the City Council , we do not accept that all of the func elements of the York greenbelt contribute towards preserving the character of the historic city , we rely on the the fact that the two comments the Senior Inspector made at this , the the green wedges and historic core itself that establish the historic character of the city , there are many parts of the edge of York which could repli be replicated in many cities , historic or otherwise around the country and finally just coming back to the issue of scale of development erm the point I should have made earlier about the house builders figures for the city of York is that the house builders did suggest a figure of four thousand for the city , erm , I 'm not aware on what basis that was made , but clearly my evidence would quite clearly indicate that I believe that could not be accommodated , certainly on any known sites within the cit current city boundary , thank you Chair . |
| 7 | And while you can , if you wish , party on into the night , by day you need to do no more than gently toast your body on sandy beaches or explore the pretty coastline . |
| 8 | The Labour group will keep within the government capping limits , obviously we will , and therefore the council tax increase is getting no more than about four percent , so you ca n't claim all this growth is gon na , well it certainly ca n't count all this growth is going to er , with this ma , massive increase in Council Tax . |
| 9 | It should be pointed out that even if the figures cited earlier are achieved , they are not overwhelming , since they constitute no more than about two years ' growth . |
| 10 | We also have it that effects do no more than dependently necessitate their causal circumstances . |
| 11 | He knew that he ought to be trying to sleep — he 'd managed no more than about five or six hours in the last fifty — but he was edgy and alert with the cold-water clarity of near-exhaustion . |
| 12 | In contrast , while few were quite as poor as Whitwell at a mere 22s. — not to mention the virtually notional 4s. produced by Buscot in Berkshire — a considerable number yielded no more than about £5 a year . |
| 13 | No hypnotic suggestion can be heard when the subject is at the Delta level — which , perhaps surprisingly , occupies no more than about half an hour each night . |