Example sentences of "[be] nothing more [conj] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As though she had been nothing more than a vulnerable female creature in the presence of her mate . |
| 2 | They are nothing more than a British version of New Kids On The Block . |
| 3 | ‘ You are nothing more than a spoiled , bitter child , ’ he grated , ‘ a child with built-in petulance and your mother 's way of seeing no other needs but her own . ’ |
| 4 | It was thought to be nothing more than a shattered argillaceous deposit , produced by repeated submarine landslipping and carrying with it exotic blocks ranging in size from small fragments ( plate 4.2 ) up to whole mountains . |
| 5 | Such a government , he argues , perpetually teetering on the brink of defeat and another election , would be nothing more than a lame duck . |
| 6 | " It 's worth remembering , Chuck , that without the white man 's know-how this road would be nothing more than a dusty cart track today . |
| 7 | Might South Africa 's continuing claims to the next World Cup be nothing more than a clever cover ? |
| 8 | However , there is no evidence to show that British importers ever used fish caught by drift-net which suggests to some that the agreement may be nothing more than a clever marketing ploy . |
| 9 | There are all sorts of reasons why one should not readily excuse such cruel behaviour , but Basil Henriques considered the crime to be nothing more than a boyish prank . |
| 10 | She would look out over the scenery and think serene thoughts , and before too long Rourke Deveraugh would be nothing more than a hazy memory , a burr on the skin that was shaken off and trampled underfoot . |
| 11 | To her it may seem that not only was she robbed of happiness during her marriage , but that she is now also being denied the right to grieve as well , for there will be those who will be expecting her mourning to be nothing more than a brief bow to convention , followed by a fairly speedy rise in spirits and return to normality . |
| 12 | It appears to be nothing more than a large cuckoo clock , with a single hand . |
| 13 | In an interview on French television on Dec. 2 , Saddam Hussein said that " if this meeting is to be a true path to dialogue , then we are closer to peace , … but if this meeting is to be nothing more than a formal exhibition … then we are closer to war " . |
| 14 | Similarly , the Britons Society and Publishing Company appeared to be nothing more than a minuscule middle-class organization with a bee in its bonnet about Jews . |
| 15 | For both of these reasons , fluorine-oriented life seems to be nothing more than a theoretical fancy . |
| 16 | Their meeting will probably be nothing more than a courteous request from your boyfriend for your parents ' blessing and approval and it should get their relationship off to a good start ! |
| 17 | We had a nagging anxiety about this hedgehog because its nest was quite exposed , visible from the house , and a bit of a cowboy job , being nothing more than a loose , untethered football of leaves . |
| 18 | They were nothing more than a lousy bunch of down and outs , students ( same thing in my book ) , and back-packing evangelists with acne . |
| 19 | A good picture is nothing more than a perfect equilibrium , that is to say a balance of weights and a harmony of numbers . |
| 20 | So we may come to the third proposition of this book : THE SEDIMENTARY PILE AT ANY ONE PLACE ON THE EARTH 'S SURFACE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A TINY AND FRAGMENTARY RECORD OF VAST PERIODS OF EARTH HISTORY . |
| 21 | I could sidle up to the hi-fi and turn it off , snap on the light-switch and announce quite calmly to all the sycophants here that Luke Denner is nothing more than a callous murderer . |
| 22 | There are those who remain unconvinced of the benefits of a good environmental audit , arguing that the process is nothing more than a shallow , expensive public relations exercise . |
| 23 | Just when we 're strapped for cash , only a load of new clothes can save us from looking dowdy — you would n't be alone in thinking that the whole thing is nothing more than a brilliant wheeze dreamt up by the fashion industry whenever times get tough . |
| 24 | Yet those who know Diana know this is nothing more than a working business arrangement . |
| 25 | Indeed , so Sir Karl assures us , Science really is nothing more than a continuous abandonment of ideas shown by objective , scientific inquiry , to be untenable . |
| 26 | Multimedia education is nothing more than a new version of a teaching machine , albeit with real-time video , and teaching machines do n't work . |
| 27 | Despite the suspicions the adventurers will surely have , this is nothing more than a standard mirror with no magical properties whatsoever — unless you decide to add some , of course . |
| 28 | " It could n't happen to me and , even if it does , we have all got to die sometime " is a common self-justification that almost belies belief when it is considered that a life threatening " pleasure " is nothing more than a mere cigarette . |
| 29 | ‘ The fact that , after five years of separation , I 'm still married to Ross is nothing more than a mere technicality ! ’ |
| 30 | The table is nothing more than a rough guide , not an order of merit . |