Example sentences of "[prep] nothing [adv] [adj] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | After 17 years of first-class cricket with nothing more serious than a broken finger or two , he chased a ball into the outfield while playing for Devon against Berkshire at Reading and fell awkwardly , breaking his ankle . |
| 2 | They lay their eggs in these chalices and there the young go through their entire development , sharing their pool with nothing more dangerous than a few innocuous insect larvae . |
| 3 | Imagine hosting Christmas for a similarly huge number in a disused warehouse , with nothing more sophisticated than a Portakabin for a kitchen . |
| 4 | As matters stand , some 27.4 per cent of my sexuality is of the Grecian or musical persuasion ; 71.6 prefers a quiet evening in with nothing more erotic than a gardening magazine and a steaming mug of Mr Horlicks 's malted beverage , whilst the remaining one per cent has become attached to one of Miss Esther Rantzen 's saucy root vegetables . |
| 5 | Recalling that Freeborn was recovering from nothing more serious than a successful operation for varicose veins , he approached the bed and said tentatively : |
| 6 | As so often occurs in these situations , I had become blind to the obvious — that is , until my pondering over the implications of Miss Kenton 's letter finally opened my eyes to the simple truth : that these small errors of recent months have derived from nothing more sinister than a faulty staff plan . |