Example sentences of "[be] [indef pn] more [conj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There are stick insects that look like twigs , butterflies that resemble bird droppings , seahorses that appear to be pieces of floating seaweed , moths that look like bark and frogs that seem to be nothing more than leaf litter on the forest floor .
2 I knew it must be something more than flu .
3 Peacekeeping forces do not have to be strong enough to overwhelm an army ; but they must be something more than score-keepers or targets .
4 ’ In my view there must certainly be something more than infringement before the assistance of civil proceedings can be invoked and accorded for the protection or promotion of the interests of the inhabitants of the area .
5 In the passage I have just quoted , Lord Templeman said that there must certainly be something more than infringement before the assistance of civil proceedings can be invoked .
6 You know you 're never going to be anything more than Julius 's secretary . ’
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