Example sentences of "than a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of this , Figure 4 looks more like a pedigree of species than a pedigree of individuals , but the principle is the same . |
| 2 | It is much worse than a judge at Cruft 's checking over the points of a Pomeranian or Pekinese , and you are more likely to be bitten . |
| 3 | Eleven years on , this continues , though now there is perhaps more than a tinge of pity for my ‘ lonely ’ existence . |
| 4 | Today , of course , the process is mechanized ; four hundred razor-sharp cutting discs slice more than a yard of cloth in one swift pass . |
| 5 | perhaps this was because he could hardly see more than a yard in front of his face . |
| 6 | A stone rolled free and splashed into the water no more than a yard from Trent 's feet . |
| 7 | So he had moved away from Jewtown to a considerably larger and more imposing semi-detached house in Blackrock — a suburb which , though no more than a mile beyond Celtic Crescent , was undeniably middle-class and rising . |
| 8 | Right on the tree-lined promenade in the San Bartolomeo district , less than a mile from Diano Marina 's centre , the Hotel Mayola overlooks the sea and has its own sea water swimming pool unusually situated on a private beach . |
| 9 | Officers surrounded a house in Argyle Avenue , Hounslow less than a mile from Heathrow . |
| 10 | Issuing from the loch is the River Arkaig , crossing a narrow strip of land and less than a mile in length before entering Loch Lochy . |
| 11 | All this , in the end , is more than a question of style : it is a question of judgement and of taste , and ultimately of morality . |
| 12 | But Lij Yasu 's partiality for Islam was apparently more than a question of convenience . |
| 13 | Leaving white wines unfiltered is certainly far more revolutionary than a bit of oak . |
| 14 | I referred to it and you oddly enough in a handwritten letter to my father the other night after referring to Lord XXXXX one of whose contemporaries and friends is coming to stay here a couple of nights next week , and who has been a pillar in the fabric of my life , a man for whom consistency , continuity and courtesy are all — and who is often concerned at the unhappiness which is my ? ? ? ? ? ? ? it is in anything other than a bit of paper , which most of my old friends who wish me well , doubt ) … |
| 15 | I fancied he looked more than a bit like Yves Montand , and told my friend so — long distance from Manchester . |
| 16 | The number of foreign soldiers who may be sent to watch over them — probably less than a battalion per enclave , except in the Sarajevo area — is not enough to stop even a half-serious attack . |
| 17 | Afterwards , looking back , Sara knew that if she were asked she would put a circle round this evening , this particular point in time , and say , " That 's when the heartache began , " a tiny little pain to begin with , no more than a tremor of consciousness , the veriest pinprick . |
| 18 | ‘ We estimate they brought more than a kilo of heroin into France . ’ |
| 19 | Nor was he planning to turn the BBC into a ‘ publisher ’ rather than a maker of programmes . |
| 20 | Humphrey Jennings : Film Maker , Painter , Poet , 1982 ; Anthony W. Hodgkinson and Rodney E. Sheratsky , Humphrey Jennings — More than a Maker of Films , 1982 ; Mary-Lou Jennings and Charles Madge ( eds . ) , |
| 21 | But , much more than a filmmaker like Hepworth , he had learnt to find stories that would have genuine popular appeal . |
| 22 | In early studies it was called the residual — as such , it had more direct meaning , being no more nor less than a bundle of factors which can not be quantified individually . |
| 23 | But Chris Avery , of stockbrokers Smith New Court , said : ‘ It is a tangible , positive step forward and takes us well down the path of Al Yamamah two becoming a reality rather than a hope for bonanza . ’ |
| 24 | The emphasis of the ‘ tax credit ’ would be towards a form of tax relief rather than a payment of benefit . |
| 25 | This little rose was seldom more than a foot in height and bore deep purple hips , ‘ inclining to black when ripe ’ . |
| 26 | The year has been good for programme sales , particularly overseas where sales increased more than a half to £18.8m . |
| 27 | Quite soon I had received more milirems than a fireman at Chernobyl . |
| 28 | A great advantage is that taxation of property , which is geographically immobile , is easier to collect than a taxation on individuals , who may be mobile . |
| 29 | This discovery of Frank 's atheism was more than a perturbation to Michael . |
| 30 | Her breezy smile left little room for more than a grin of agreement . |