Example sentences of "[was/were] much more [conj] a " in BNC.
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1 | For him a paper was much more than a published news-sheet . |
2 | She felt — it was much more than a memory-Toss Barnet 's strong hand holding hers , his lips on her cheek . |
3 | At present , therefore , it is impossible to say with any confidence whether the influence of Milan was much more than a matter of banal repetition of a few characteristic physiognomic types . |
4 | As the formula clearly involved some reduction in wages , this was much more than a formality . |
5 | The Paris museum ( colloquially known as the Jardin des Plantes ) was much more than a museum for the display of exotic specimens . |
6 | In the United States and Canada the country station , with or without garden , was much more than a stopping-place for passing trains . |
7 | But Burn was much more than an uncommonly clever house planner . |
8 | Yet Morley was much more than an imitator ; he was a more gifted melodist than Gastoldi . |