Example sentences of "than just a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In the face of such mystery , God was much more than just a protective wing to creep under . |
| 32 | An augmented product is more than just a tangible product or service . |
| 33 | An augmented product is more than just a tangible product or service . |
| 34 | It symbolised something more than just a pleasant snack . |
| 35 | BUT IT WAS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A DIRTY WEEKEND , FATHER — I 'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE IT ! |
| 36 | But this may have been more than just a sartorial sign of the changing times . |
| 37 | A group is more than just a random collection of individuals . |
| 38 | To followers , he is more than just a guiding light — he is the Messiah . |
| 39 | There are , of course , more fundamental issues at stake here than just a falling training rate — which is where the second working party takes over . |
| 40 | And glory in the 1,000 Guineas may well be a lot more than just a warming winter thought because Dead Certain beat as competitive a field as there has been for a juvenile filly 's race for many years . |
| 41 | It 's more common among the very young , men with more than just a basic education , and very common among the unemployed . |
| 42 | May we try by our own example to show that a world of peace and compassion can be more than just a hopeful dream . |
| 43 | For him , the " Panopticon principle " ( p 216 ) should be regarded as more than just a particular example of ingenuity in architectural design ; rather : " … it was an event in the " history of the human mind " . |
| 44 | It 's no secret that Mansell has more than just a soft spot for Frank Williams , and indeed has enjoyed lots of success at Williams in the past . |
| 45 | ‘ Are you more than just a potential customer ? |
| 46 | Be this as it may , the constitutional authorities who support the introduction of a Bill of Rights to limit Parliament , government , and the state , nevertheless recognise that it calls for a fundamental constitutional change if it is to be more than just a pious declaration of good intent . |
| 47 | ‘ So there 's more than just a missing husband , ’ Myra mused . |
| 48 | Waller believes it is more complex than just a huge shift of opinion on the day . |
| 49 | ‘ It was more than just a sexual attraction between us . |
| 50 | ‘ Falling in love ’ , therefore , was more than just a trivial pastime but a serious business . |
| 51 | It was getting to be more than just a bad habit ; it was beginning to become an established part of his personality . |
| 52 | I think they were more than just a marauding band of outlaws . ’ |
| 53 | Ivanisevic , touted as having an all-court , grass game , likes to remind people that he is more than just a big server . |
| 54 | But Voyager is more than just a pretty face ; one would expect no less from Volker Schlondorff . |
| 55 | With his new film , Johnny Suede , he 's out to prove he 's more than just a pretty face |
| 56 | PLAYBOY beauty Pamela Anderson is more than just a pretty face — she 's got real sax appeal . |
| 57 | But the countryside is more than just a pretty picture . |
| 58 | When a mite climbs on to a worker ant 's chin , it expects more than just a free ride ( photographed at about 20 times life size ) . |
| 59 | But a CD-Rom is more than just a giant data store ; it provides a quick and easy way of finding information . |
| 60 | In the USA , where there is a wide choice of local markets , it is much easier , and experience there has shown that much more reliable results , for all forms of market testing , can be obtained by using a number of markets simultaneously , rather than just a single test . |