Example sentences of "more [subord] [art] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More are appearing all the time , and nineteen eighty two will be no more than a particularly rich year for them . |
| 2 | This view is more than a particularly extreme form of the New Critics ' attack on the ‘ intentional fallacy ’ . |
| 3 | The great difference between the events of the 1540s and earlier periods of hostility between England and Scotland was that this episode was far more than a particularly dramatic example of the eternal political and military triangle of England , Scotland and France , or even just the revival by Henry VIII and Somerset of that old English dream , the unification of England and Scotland . |
| 4 | I am aware too that , in spite of other similarities , no amount of relating will allow me to converse in more than a most elementary way with a chimpanzee . |
| 5 | It would be tempting to assume that we have evidence here of some direct relationship with the Thynne family , Marquesses of Bath , at nearby Longleat ; that may be the case , but an equally likely explanation could be that the family was involved in nothing more than a slightly sycophantic attempt to ingratiate itself in some way with the local aristocracy . |
| 6 | That slight stiffness I mentioned earlier takes a little getting used to , but no more than a slightly eager clutch , say , in a new car . |
| 7 | With no more than a rather cryptic smile he went out , leaving her to the turmoil of thoughts that were no longer as crystal-clear as she had tried to make him believe . |
| 8 | As will be appreciated , this is a very artificial categorization , little more than a rather crude device to enable us to look at a complex matter . |
| 9 | The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky is nothing more than a rather larger Americanised version of Wookey Hole in Somerset or the Dan-yr-Ogof caves in South Wales . |
| 10 | Indeed , Parkin goes on to suggest that the functionalist theory of stratification itself is an expression of the same value-system : no more than a rather sophisticated mechanism for providing a justification of unequal rewards . |
| 11 | This , however , is said to be nothing more than a scantily concealed voluntarism . |
| 12 | This Act introduced a new block grant in England and Wales and included a formula which penalized councils which spent more than a previously determined limit . |
| 13 | If so , it would seem to be no more than a logically disreputable form of reasoning to which I have to resort until the scientific study of behaviour puts more rigorous methods at my disposal . |
| 14 | He could be relied upon in all circumstances to give of his best for us , even though , in all honesty , we were seldom more than a pretty poor bunch throughout the period he was with us . |
| 15 | His voice sounded husky and more than a little tired , but it brought her back to the present with painful clarity . |
| 16 | Without a happy and secure nest , you feel more than a little crabby . |
| 17 | Clearly it was a winning gambit to aver simply that the work had not been written with that ‘ single purpose ’ , and this was the substance of the defence of Henry Scott who had published or who at least intended to sell copies of an anti-papist pamphlet containing more than a little obscene detail . |
| 18 | It 's more than a little eerie , perhaps because waxworks always look like death masks . |
| 19 | Actually , Trevor could get more than a little noisy . |
| 20 | But if he suffers to this extent by comparison with Barth , he towers over most other theologians of his generation ; and it is more than a little sad that two men so gifted and with so much in common should not have managed to remain closer to each other . |
| 21 | ‘ Yes , and frankly more than a little displeased . |
| 22 | I am more than a little confident that its fruition will be more than evident before the last kick of the season . |
| 23 | Given the potential of the design for illustrating the Bacchus theme , this is more than a little surprising . |
| 24 | But the lingering memory of the ghostly horse and a nervousness which could n't be denied at the thought of meeting the Danbys made her feel more than a little awkward . |
| 25 | In two hours or a little less , it would end , and Thorfinn would come in , a little drunk or more than a little drunk , as he could afford to be only in Caithness and Orkney , and so deliver himself , briefly , into her charge . |
| 26 | Here were Larsen and himself , grown men , well armed and equipped , and yet they were more than a little uneasy at the unwelcome prospect of meeting with the savage beasts . |
| 27 | Problems usually arise because many reef species are capable of more than a little antisocial behaviour — and it is difficult to lay down precise guidelines regarding their compatibility because marine fish , like people , are individuals and do n't necessarily conform to generalised behaviour patterns . |
| 28 | The language of Gerardo 's pleadings is too forthright as well and more than a little familiar : ‘ Imagine what would happen if everyone acted like you did ’ ; ‘ You 're still a prisoner , locked up with them , in that basement . |
| 29 | He stood alone in the corner of the yard feeling more than a little stupid as he stamped up and down to keep warm . |
| 30 | This is Lockheed L.1049G-82-81 Super Constellation serial 4618 , now a dainty 36 years old , but looking more than a little worse for wear . |