Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] to this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How many layers were there to this man ? |
| 2 | The description of the Count as Alfonso 's " friend " suggests that there was more to this incident than simply the curbing of an unruly vassal . |
| 3 | I felt , however , that there was more to this seduction than met the eye , since genuine invention informs drawing after drawing . |
| 4 | But Minnie I ought to have suspected there was more to this kindness than appeared and so there is . |
| 5 | The Attorney General said he was grateful to QC and that there was more to this matter than QC had suggested . |
| 6 | There was more to this canal than just a final obstacle , however . |