Example sentences of "be more than [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 Giving good Press : Fashanu has always been more than just a footballer
2 But this may have been more than just a sartorial sign of the changing times .
3 Beside me , Jeffrey Bernard was being more than just a little unwell .
4 Although it was hardly conclusive proof they were the same kegs as those discovered by the vagrant , all the signs pointed to it being more than just a coincidence .
5 I knew right then you were the one that I was caught up in physical objection but to my satisfaction baby you were more than just a phase .
6 Erm , it 's once a week , but I think they 're coming in the they 're here twice this week er , and I think , it 's as and when they can , so if it 's more than once a week then they will be here .
7 By this stage , Des was more than just a mascot .
8 And this was more than just a professorship .
9 It was director Joseph L Mankiewicz who had given Brando the chance to prove he was more than just a mumbling slob by casting him as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar .
10 ‘ It was more than just a sexual attraction between us .
11 So test-tube fusion was more than just a media event with dollars on the line for the University of Utah , there were many private agendas riding along with it .
12 ‘ Falling in love ’ , therefore , was more than just a trivial pastime but a serious business .
13 The rest of us can make do with Profile 's fine new compilation ‘ Avanti ! ’ , 11 tracks to prove that Italian dance was more than just a passing fad .
14 It was my own experiences with herbal treatments , due to being ill over the past few years , that convinced me that there was more than just a placebo effect at work .
15 But nervousness and vacillation over direct state intervention was more than just a problem of administration .
16 There was more than just a matter of fifty years separating her life from that of Johnny Latimer .
17 Everything here was different and therefore better : the stiff-backed brass taps , the cut of the banister , the genuine oil paintings ( we had a genuine oil painting too , but not as genuine as that ) , the library which somehow was more than just a roomful of books , the furniture old enough to have woodworm in it , and the casual acceptance of inherited things .
18 Luke 's no fool ; he could see that so far as I was concerned Elise was more than just a client .
19 In de Gaulle 's mind , the empire was more than just a source of potential recruits .
20 He was more than just a hypochondriac .
21 But it was more than just a physical thing .
22 The man was more than just a mystery , he was an intricate , mesmerising maze .
23 She 'd never wanted anything more in her life — but it was more than just a physical need , much much more .
24 But it was more than just a pub crawl .
25 His games connection that year was more than just a marketing one ; it was also the third time he had been chosen for the Scotland team as a pole-vaulter .
26 That salary was more than ever a disincentive : it seemed difficult to attract experienced candidates .
27 Although , as we have seen ( p. 31 ) , it was more than likely a joint production of leading London nurserymen , they undoubtedly recognised Miller 's ability and , with their support , Miller began his career as a horticultural writer .
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