Example sentences of "[verb] more than a mere [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Admit you want more than a mere boy can offer . |
| 2 | A third party may assert that it has more than a mere interest in a certain subject , since it has a legal right81 in the subject matter of the dispute , or a right granted under a treaty between the parties . |
| 3 | ‘ Or you risk more than a mere snub . ’ |
| 4 | Yet , a number of democratic constitutions today contain more than a mere organisation chart of functions and powers ; they contain Bills of Rights , which may also include a charter of social and economic rights , something characteristic of constitutions of the twentieth century , although generally honoured more in the breach than in the observance . |
| 5 | A worthwhile appraisal will involve more than a mere pronouncement on the quality of your recent work , a pat on the head or a kick on the backside as the case may be . |
| 6 | What booksellers can hope adequately to display more than a mere handful of these — and often then at the expense of much more saleable backlist titles with greater literary and commercial credentials ? |
| 7 | What bookseller can hope adequately to display more than a mere handful of these — and often then at the expense of much saleable backlist titles ? ’ |