Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [subord] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the event attracted more than just the curious and those wanting to buy . |
| 2 | Yet still the Prussians delayed introducing expropriation to Pomerania until May 1912 lest they provoke an uprising , and while they bought up only four estates totalling over 6,624 hectares of land , they paid more than double the market rate . |
| 3 | Country house visiting , which had been common in the eighteenth century and Regency when everyone liked to have their taste admired , became infrequent as even the greatest houses closed their gates to visitors , persuaded that the sanctities of ‘ home ’ were not for exhibition to the public eye . |
| 4 | Aluminium had recently been prepared in bulk by the eminent Parisian Professor Henri Ste-Claire Deville , who became famous as both a teacher and researcher . |
| 5 | From this point moral indignation became more than simply a grassroots phenomenon . |
| 6 | The ie became more than ever the pre-eminent entity in society . |
| 7 | He watched amused as both the Cambridge detectives shook hands gingerly , obviously taken aback . |
| 8 | I felt more than just the centre of attention , although that feeling is always present . |
| 9 | But the silence deepened , and she felt more than ever the changes in her . |
| 10 | She died childless when still a minor in 1651 and he never remarried . |
| 11 | Clearly more people liked more than ever the fare and welcoming fellowship of the Undercroft . |
| 12 | There were lots more , there were even one or two who , like Albert ‘ Bertie ’ Gomes , had more than just a tentative grasp of the deadly art of Trinidadian politics and finally there was Uriah Butler , who in 1946 — ten years after he had instigated the oil field demonstrations — led the most successful campaign in the first elections under universal suffrage . |
| 13 | The Forest Deer had more than just the antlers sticking out of his costume , the animal ballet was just that and an X-rated version of ‘ Hi-Ho ’ was rendered by seven stage-hands with boots on their knees . |
| 14 | But STV drama boss Nigel Pickard said he wanted more than just a lookalike . |
| 15 | ( Workers sat around playing cards because their daily quota had been met ; whole teams stood idle because only the appointed mechanic was allowed to turn a particular screw ; and so on . ) |