Example sentences of "more [subord] [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Dr Friedman wants to make the computer more than just a clever magnifying glass . |
| 4 | ‘ Falling in love ’ , therefore , was more than just a trivial pastime but a serious business . |
| 5 | ‘ It was more than just a sexual attraction between us . |
| 6 | ‘ Are you more than just a potential customer ? |
| 7 | But this may have been more than just a sartorial sign of the changing times . |
| 8 | But it was more than just a physical thing . |
| 9 | She 'd never wanted anything more in her life — but it was more than just a physical need , much much more . |
| 10 | But her desire to be a ballerina was more than just an adolescent fancy and she returned to New York to study at the American School of Ballet . |
| 11 | Wayne , in her mother 's view , was more than just an ordinary valley kid ; he was a walking symbol of everything that she did n't want for her daughter . |
| 12 | I do n't think the implication penetrated my mind all that quickly — that it was more than just an ordinary race . ’ |
| 13 | Will he be able to solve her problems or is he more than just an interested bystander ? |
| 14 | Thus , any attempt to analyse the former land use around a settlement needs to take into account more than just the present physical nature of the land : changes may have taken place in any period under the influence of the technical abilities , and social and economic conditions prevailing at any time . |
| 15 | From the helicopter of Wiltshire Police a stolen Porsche Carrera was filmed travelling along the M4 at speeds more than double the legal limit . |
| 16 | Grim as events might seem , Britain could not contemplate a ‘ massive new immigration commitment ’ which could ‘ more than double the ethnic minority population of the United Kingdom ’ . |
| 17 | A second runway would more than double the present number of take-offs and landings . |
| 18 | According to Dr John Topping , of Washington 's Climate Institute , subsidence could more than double the local sea level rise expected as a result of thermal expansion due to the greenhouse effect . |
| 19 | Mal Reilly 's squad pulled in record tour profits from their 17-match programme of £233,645 , more than double the previous best of £93,282 in 1974 . |
| 20 | Recurrent spending for 1990/91 was targeted at TSh160,000 million , a 35 per cent rise ( although inflation stood at 30 per cent for 1989 ) ; development spending , at TSh46,000 million was more than double the previous year 's level of TSh22,000 million . |
| 21 | It follows the publication of medical research which says men who 've worked for the Atomic Energy Authority and may have been exposed to certain radioactive materials have more than twice the normal risk of developing prostate cancer . |
| 22 | A National Rivers Authority spokesman said the ‘ phenomenal ’ downpour was equivalent to more than twice the usual June rainfall for the area . |
| 23 | A policeman stopped her in Chawton , where the alcohol in her breath was found to be more than twice the legal limit . |
| 24 | Police stopped Kelly , of Chelmsford , and a breath test showed him to be more than twice the legal alcohol limit . |
| 25 | He was later found to be more than twice the legal drink-drive limit . |
| 26 | But , in order to buy rather than rent their own homes , Britain 's nine million home buyers now have to borrow an average of £37,000 — more than twice the average income — whereas 10 years ago the average loan of £11,800 worked out at 1.7 times income . |
| 27 | ‘ Whether they ( the abnormalities ) really played any significant part in the fate of this baby , kept without nourishment or antibiotics and given dihydrocodeine in doses slightly more than twice the average fatal level for adults , is entirely a matter of opinion . ’ |
| 28 | In Britain , it would imply a pension of more than twice the current £54.15 . |
| 29 | The higher rate of payment was set at more than twice the previous fee for night visits . |
| 30 | A private collector paid more than twice the expected price at the Sotheby 's sale . |