Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] than [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 And , finally , those extra , necessary words — grouped and coloured — somehow more than just a list of words !
2 I mean Neville Brody 's work , I think maybe goes just a little deeper than just a , you know , flourish , but I am not sure where he 's going with it .
3 That behaviour demanded more suffering than just a few uncomfortable hours .
4 There is always something to be learned from a knowledgeable local instructor , and a flight is far more valuable than just a site briefing .
5 Waller believes it is more complex than just a huge shift of opinion on the day .
6 But was it ever more than just a project for a project ?
7 But Caterham 's independence does enable it to be more adventurous than perhaps a large parent would allow .
8 The statement of objectives will normally be far more rounded than merely a price discussion .
9 But such an identification was probably more than merely an exercise in wish-fulfilment by the ego on behalf of the id .
10 Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ .
11 Chief Inspector was slightly more than just a copper , Meredith thought wryly , amused at his apparent self abasement .
12 ‘ Do n't you think , ’ Mrs Grandison suggested , ‘ that we need a little more than just a snack ?
13 The strongest impetus , he said , comes from museums ' reassessment of their role in society which the profession sees as far broader than even a decade ago .
14 Bentley is Back And now more than just a badge 16
15 Suddenly , after battling all season with Manchester City for third place in the First Division , the Wednesday player-manager finds that finishing second is now more than just a pipe dream .
16 If , as they fervently hope , Waqar Younis has recovered sufficiently from the stress fracture in his back to bowl as he did in taking 113 first-class wickets last season at a cost of 14 each — a wicket for every 30 balls he bowled — and Imran 's shoulder injury permits him , after all , to play as more than just a batsman-captain , theirs will be a fast bowling attack as strong , at least on paper , as any the West Indies had during the 16 years of world supremacy which came to an end here last summer .
17 Then , as time went on and hypnosis gained credibility and was thought of as more than just a form of stage entertainment , more and more hypnotherapists began to use present-life regression in their work .
18 This was around the time he first started seeing me as more than just an employee .
19 In doing this , they make it easier to understand why some form of local government continues to survive as more than simply a creature of the centre .
20 But OALD is far more than just a dictionary .
21 But Seefeld is far more than just a place to swing your mashie niblick .
22 For to say that Jesus was a ‘ rightful king ’ means far more than it might simply in today 's world — far more than just a legitimate inherited position as head , symbolic or otherwise , of a secular state .
23 The haircut , however , evolved into far more than just a one-off for a TV series .
24 It 's far more than just a place to drink ; it 's the social and conversational heart of any Irish village .
25 Still , the Carolingian Renaissance in the mid-ninth century touched far more than just a select clerical few .
26 It is far more than just an accidental entrance to your home .
27 It seemed to her a precious gift , far more than just an alleviation of present discomfort .
28 In each case the shout is far more than simply a war cry .
29 That a figure with such a subversive reputation as Morrison can be a fit subject for an extremely posh , photo-laden book is maybe more than just a little embarrassing .
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