Example sentences of "not more [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Father Johnson approached the altar , the man for whose soul he prayed was writing a letter , not more than a couple of miles away . |
| 2 | All I can say at the moment is not less than about six hours , not more than a couple of days . " |
| 3 | His face was not more than a foot away from hers and his dark brown eyes were smiling into hers . |
| 4 | Except that , under the Broadcasting Act , passed last November , not more than a quarter of the music INR1 broadcasts can be ‘ pop ’ . |
| 5 | She said not more than a month . |
| 6 | The plan was for a short gathering , possibly not more than a month long , which would reassert the unity of the Church and its authority in matters of the faith . |
| 7 | ‘ Serve the Captain first — and do n't give me any , you know it 's bad for me , not more than a taste , one slice — that 's enough ! |
| 8 | Bill were not more than a baby when his brother Harold died . |
| 9 | Then , not more than a week later , I was coming down the back corridor from the kitchen when Miss Kenton came out of her parlour and uttered a statement she had clearly been rehearsing ; this was something to the effect that although she felt most uncomfortable drawing my attention to errors made by my staff , she and I had to work as a team , and she hoped I would not feel inhibited to do similarly should I notice errors made by female staff . |
| 10 | Not more than a week old , Father Poole surmised . |
| 11 | Not more than a week . |
| 12 | Ordinary mortals , however , can visit the area overland by a two-mile circular walk from Bullpot Farm that will give them a hint — but not more than a hint — of the marvels beneath their feet and an appreciation of the bravery of the adventurers who dare to descend from the safety and assurance of daylight into a nether world of total and perpetual blackness . |
| 13 | Lord Jauncey stated that the issue was whether clause 3 amounted to an unlawful and invalid fetter on TBL 's statutory power to increase its share capital or whether it was not more than an agreement between shareholders about their manner of voting in a given situation . |
| 14 | For practical reasons , it is not more than an interest though — but probably as a direct result of this interest , my fish collection always seems to have an excessive quantity of eels . |
| 15 | Always get something tangible first , and pay for not more than the work done . |
| 16 | Exactly what we spend our money on does not matter too much , as long as the money going out is not more than the money coming in . |
| 17 | I know the test is fairly expensive but it 's certainly not more than the cost of caring for babies born with the defects . ’ |
| 18 | They have played some great football and it was not more than the team deserved , and was great reward for manager Doug Williams in his first year in charge . |
| 19 | But Kim was n't more than a child . |