Example sentences of "more than [art] passing " in BNC.
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| 31 | If his mother 's ambition for him was not discouraged by any of the family , neither had it occasioned much more than a passing interest . |
| 32 | Inland , the Annamite Cordillera thrust its purple peaks towards the afternoon sky , but neither Joseph Sherman nor his mother gave more than a passing glance to the spectacular mountain and ocean scenery outside the car . |
| 33 | After all , Levi admits to more than a passing interest in things financial , shall we say . |
| 34 | Though they were much used in Baroque times for aria accompaniment , they have largely fallen out of use , and as the chaconne construction is an art and study in itself we can make no more than a passing mention here . |
| 35 | One or two events which will be of more than a passing interest to Lothian Highways ' staff have occurred since the first edition of NETWORK was published . |
| 36 | Strict separation was the order of the day , forcing some couples to leave notes in drainpipes and resort to all kinds of strategies if they wished to communicate more than a passing word . |
| 37 | I forget who had mentioned to me that Geoff was rumoured to be taking more than a passing interest in her . |
| 38 | However much she 'd fallen in love with Rohan , to him she was no more than a passing fancy , to be enjoyed then discarded . |
| 39 | If Helen Dobson 's achievement in doing the double of British Match and Stroke-Play titles detracted from everything else , on performance worthy of more than a passing mention was a final day for Julie Hall which took in rounds of 69 and 71 . |
| 40 | The US ambassador , who had marvelled at the readiness of the British to hazard so much in company with France ( a nation which they were in the habit of disparaging ) , now saw that this had been no more than a passing flirtation . |
| 41 | Immediately — and this can be well understood — Coastal Command had more than a passing interest because it was having a desperate struggle with the U-boats in the Atlantic and , naturally , it was very keenly supported by the Admiralty and the Navy to boot , to get hold of this latest model . |
| 42 | Ruth did n't want to get drawn into all that again and besides , his tone had n't indicated anything more than a passing interest . |
| 43 | She had been caught between relief and disappointment in that moment , but one of the waitresses had materialised at her side to ask a question , and for the rest of the evening she had been too busy to spare more than a passing occasional thought for the man with the still dark eyes . |
| 44 | The Abbots united for the inevitable photograph bear more than a passing resemblance to a sports team . |
| 45 | I will be following their progress with a little more than a passing interest . |
| 46 | Meanwhile , Falkirk will take more than a passing interest in two Premier Division matches tonight , and hoping that the Old Firm do them a favour by beating fellow strugglers Dundee and Motherwell . |