Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] more [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly he came under such guidance from within his family which clashed with his own predilections , for his varsity life seems to have been plagued by vocational uncertainty and more than a touch of its weakening indifference . |
| 2 | Elizabeth Mowbray was baffled by the girl 's refusal to see the matter in its true light and more than a little troubled by what she was beginning to see as something other than a passing infatuation . |
| 3 | This was in turn succeeded by a Vietnamese-backed administration in 1979 , headed by the Revolutionary Party of Kampuchea , which failed to secure widespread international recognition and more than a decade later had not yet established effective control of the entire national territory . |
| 4 | After two months of solid work and more than a little imagination , John and Jenny have created a marvellous centrepiece for their home . |
| 5 | I 've been a fool and more than a fool . |
| 6 | Joanne and the other members of the team of teachers working with the intake year embarked on the new curriculum with a good deal of enthusiasm and more than a little apprehension . |
| 7 | ‘ Once we 've upgraded our line 's axle loading and slightly reduced the engine 's water capacity , No. 80064 will enter service as more than a match for any of the trains we are likely to run . ’ |
| 8 | A fruit and vegetable mixture with a delicately balanced flavour and more than a hint of summer . |
| 9 | High levels of unemployment , mortgage arrears and family break-ups are the chief causes of homelessness and more than a third of the properties will be targetted at those groups . |
| 10 | Interestingly , the projected shortfall in the availability of skilled labour has done more for equal opportunity employment than more than a decade of educational programmes . |
| 11 | Brooks Brothers ' past success was based on the personal touch and more than a soupcon of snobbery . |
| 12 | They believed that in his teaching and life , God had ‘ visited his people ’ and sent a prophet and more than a prophet , an example and teacher of the way of truth and righteousness surpassing John the Baptist ; the ‘ Messiah ’ or anointed leader of ancient expectation . |
| 13 | I learned that sex without emotional involvement or more than a fleeting physical attraction was more sad than fulfilling and that ‘ getting even ’ could only motivate me for so long — particularly since my husband was blithely unaware that I was evening the score . |
| 14 | ‘ As yet , there is no proof that more than a few score permanent jobs will be created by the industry , ’ she said . |
| 15 | ‘ As yet , there is no proof that more than a few score permanent jobs will be created by the industry . |
| 16 | WITH CHARACTERISTIC PRECISION AND MORE THAN A SOUPÇON OF INSPIRATION , THE SWISS CREATED THE DUROMATIC |
| 17 | His glorious book is more than a history and more than a 25,000-mile travelogue , although it is also both of those . |
| 18 | Today , it seems , for many of us , these words hold an altogether different promise and more than a few terrors . |