Example sentences of "[pers pn] [subord] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During this month I led the life for which I had always yearned hunting big game on my own in the wilds of Africa ; but now I realized that this expedition had meant more to me than just the excitement of hunting . |
| 2 | Alyssia took a deep breath to steady her nerves , and then said unsteadily , ‘ Nicole is more to you than just a friend , is n't she ? |
| 3 | Rourke was more to her than just an employer . |
| 4 | Is there a man out there with more to him than just the change in his pockets ? |
| 5 | Andy Macdonald has more going for him than merely the fact that he stands 6ft 8in . |
| 6 | He had not realized the impact on him until nearly a year later he found himself shaking and crying and saying to himself , ‘ I was nearly killed there ’ . |
| 7 | I know that girl , know her as only a mother can , and I know she 's not well . |
| 8 | He gave him as sharp a look as he dared . |
| 9 | There was more to it than just a change of style . |
| 10 | You see , I think there was much more to it than just the fact that they were childless . ’ |
| 11 | The full implications of this are best indicated if we observe that far more is involved in it than merely the uniqueness of the revelation in Jesus , solely the issue whether there is genuine access to knowledge of God in any other place . |
| 12 | But we 're likely to make more money at it than perhaps the sweat shops do . |
| 13 | If food to be eaten raw or without further cooking has thawed , it 's acceptable to refreeze it if just the surface has softened but you can still feel some ice . |
| 14 | What was he if not the creature who circled that dark silhouette , sometimes letting a wing-tip brush the brickwork , sometimes soaring on an up-draught , better to look down , better to choose , better to fall on the prey ? |
| 15 | How could you refute it when just the memory of his scathing comments made your eyes fill with tears ? |
| 16 | I asked her whether she felt she could walk past them , giving them as wide a berth as the width of the pavement would allow . |
| 17 | There are also some that are actually innocuous but are seldom eaten for they have taken a rather complicated gamble by copying the colours of poisonous caterpillars to delude aggressors into giving them as wide a berth as the creatures they mimic . |
| 18 | None of the cases in this court to which Mr. Munby has invited our attention are binding on us because seemingly the court never considered what powers it had to make a suitable order under section 13 of the Act of 1960 . |