Example sentences of "[det] [subord] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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31 | 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 ) . |
32 | 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 . |
33 | He said : ‘ The Manchester bid is more than just a superb technical achievement . |
34 | ‘ So there 's more than just a missing husband , ’ Myra mused . |
35 | Some literary historians have gone even further and have suggested that courtly love was much more than just a fashionable and pleasant way of passing time . |
36 | Still , the Carolingian Renaissance in the mid-ninth century touched far more than just a select clerical few . |
37 | A group is more than just a random collection of individuals . |
38 | 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 . |
39 | To followers , he is more than just a guiding light — he is the Messiah . |
40 | Ivanisevic , touted as having an all-court , grass game , likes to remind people that he is more than just a big server . |
41 | It was getting to be more than just a bad habit ; it was beginning to become an established part of his personality . |
42 | But a CD-Rom is more than just a giant data store ; it provides a quick and easy way of finding information . |
43 | May we try by our own example to show that a world of peace and compassion can be more than just a hopeful dream . |
44 | But Voyager is more than just a pretty face ; one would expect no less from Volker Schlondorff . |
45 | But the countryside is more than just a pretty picture . |
46 | With his new film , Johnny Suede , he 's out to prove he 's more than just a pretty face |
47 | PLAYBOY beauty Pamela Anderson is more than just a pretty face — she 's got real sax appeal . |
48 | And glory in the 1,000 Guineas may well be a lot more than just a warming winter thought because Dead Certain beat as competitive a field as there has been for a juvenile filly 's race for many years . |
49 | The Martian encampment they find may be deserted but the lichen-like vegetation , triggered into accelerated growth by a light drizzle of rain , proves more than just a minor hazard for the astronauts as they race against time to repair the ship . |
50 | When a mite climbs on to a worker ant 's chin , it expects more than just a free ride ( photographed at about 20 times life size ) . |
51 | I think they were more than just a marauding band of outlaws . ’ |
52 | It 's no secret that Mansell has more than just a soft spot for Frank Williams , and indeed has enjoyed lots of success at Williams in the past . |
53 | More than just a few grey hairs here and there . |
54 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
55 | Only a few of the Christian residents appeared to notice that the Syrians had come prepared for more than just a few days ' stay . |
56 | Champagne is without doubt the world 's finest sparkling wine , but it is also the most expensive , and by more than just a few pennies . |
57 | His query concerns a 2-iron which his local pro reckoned might be worth more than just a few bob . |
58 | Some amateur rose-growers are not interested , but more than just a few regard hybridizing and crossing their roses to see what happens as the summit of the rose-grower 's art , so here is a short discourse for them on this delightful aspect of rose growing . |
59 | And are talking about I think more than just a few people erm therefore the s |
60 | MASTER potter Michael Hughes hopes to raise more than just a few laughs when he takes part in a marathon charity event . |