Example sentences of "[prep] [be] more than [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The American adventure movie Raiders of the lost ark and its sequels , in which actor Harrison Ford played Indiana Jones , an heroic archaeologist , have proved to be more than just financially successful productions . |
| 2 | Planning , is of course likely to be more than just identification of needs . |
| 3 | In her enchanting story of The Velveteen Rabbit , Margery Williams ' tells of a cloth rabbit who longs to be more than just a toy . |
| 4 | If the auditors ' role is to be expanded , however , the APB recognises that there has to be more than just shareholder involvement . |
| 5 | Experience at the Birmingham Money Advice Centre ( see Appendix III ) shows that — at least for the generally poor people who go to the Centre with money problems — mail order , check traders and other weekly callers such as tallymen are woven so closely into the fabric of daily ( or rather weekly ) life as to be more than just a possible buying choice . |
| 6 | It was getting to be more than just a bad habit ; it was beginning to become an established part of his personality . |
| 7 | Whatever the final verdict may be , EP has shown itself , yet again , to be more than just another area of applied computer science . |
| 8 | The sad truth is to tackle these subjects you have to be more than just willing , you have to be shite-hot . |
| 9 | From the outset , it has been clear that COSE , the Common Open Software Environment , would have to be more than just a unified desktop interface , and this week , two more pieces of the COSE puzzle appear to be dropping into place ( CI No 2,142 ) . |
| 10 | Peter Hewitt explains how a new managers ' toolkit proved to be more than just a game |
| 11 | From the outset we 've known COSE , the Common Open Software Environment , to be more than just a unified desktop interface , and this week , two more pieces of the COSE puzzle appear to be dropping into place . |
| 12 | For masturbation , it would have to be more than just a passing person . ’ |
| 13 | They 've become acutely aware that to succeed they need to be more than just well-informed , they need to be well-read in the widest sense . |
| 14 | But as Duke he was to be more than just the Count of Poitou . |
| 15 | For several weeks the project had been the talk of Polruan : the Russell had been put into extended refit , volunteers had been sought by extravagant promises of Spanish prizes and — to prove that this time Harry 's adventure was to be more than just talk — two six-pounder sakers and a couple of falconets had been delivered aboard a hoy from Plymouth , and hoisted onto the Russell 's deck under Harry 's personal supervision . |
| 16 | Be this as it may , the constitutional authorities who support the introduction of a Bill of Rights to limit Parliament , government , and the state , nevertheless recognise that it calls for a fundamental constitutional change if it is to be more than just a pious declaration of good intent . |
| 17 | From the very start , one must realise that WordStar for Windows 1.5 is meant to be more than just a word-processor , but is perhaps more aptly billed as a document processor . |
| 18 | The link with Labour has got to be more than just signing a cheque . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's going to be more than just perfect . ’ |
| 20 | Rosie told me the other nurses who worked here have tried to be more than just assistants to him . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Soon to be more than just friends , I think , ’ he said sardonically and laughed again as he moved off . |
| 22 | They monopolise access to public positions , they hold competition in check , they allow their expenses to be more than comfortably met from tax revenue and whenever things Set tough they form an excessively large coalition , not against any parliamentary minority but instead against the majority of non-organised voters … |
| 23 | They also appear to be more than usually keen on human prey . |
| 24 | In my view these characteristics serve only to require the court to be more than ever cautious before concluding that Parliament really intended to exclude one of the immunities which I have listed ; and as I have suggested , the words of the Act of 1987 admit of no doubt . |
| 25 | All the same , her dreamy enjoyment faded and as Felipe was almost smothered by Candace and Mitch was utterly involved with Ana , who refused to be more than primly polite to the new arrivals , Maggie found herself encumbered with Peter Rainford , who sat as close as he could get and set out to entertain her . |
| 26 | But that proved to be more than enough as Amlwch were dismissed for 72 despite 31 from Jim Harrison . |