Example sentences of "than just a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stanley William Hayter is broadly acknowledged as one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century printmaking , on three counts : his technical innovations , especially in intaglio colour printing ; the encouragement of artists from Miró to Pollock and beyond to treat printmaking as a means of original expression ( rather than just a way of reproducing images ) ; and a remarkable body of prints produced over six decades , which attest to his broad interests in mythology , the workings of the unconscious , and the new mathematics . |
| 2 | And Liberal leader Paddy Ashdown 's popularity actually increased after the revelation that he 'd dipped more than just a toe into the typing pool . |
| 3 | Is it because all the people who have lived here have left little bits of themselves behind , so that it has become more than just a shelter against the wind and the rain ? |
| 4 | This is more than just a case of increased differentiation in local voting behaviour . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's more than just a nightclub to you . |
| 6 | There was far more behind this than just a deterioration in the weather . |
| 7 | America , where there appear to be more grossly obese people than in Britain ( by which I mean those around double their desirable body weight , rather than just a couple of stones overweight ) , is an excellent place to observe this eating-speed phenomenon . |
| 8 | More than just a facelift for BMW 's most important model , the new 3-series marks a fundamental change of direction |
| 9 | Nevertheless , it has taken more than just a pinch of the new S-class 's style with its first real attempt at a grille , cut down into the front bumper . |
| 10 | The full story of the WM & CR is more than just a recalling of the day-to-day running of a railway . |
| 11 | But it 's more than just a question of who the patients prefer to be treated by . |
| 12 | Mirth is close to creativity for to see the absurd in something is to twist reality around in a way creative thought is fashioned — a good jest is a delight and should be regarded as much more than just a bit of frivolity . |
| 13 | But nervousness and vacillation over direct state intervention was more than just a problem of administration . |
| 14 | But it 's more than just a problem of pollution . |
| 15 | Ry Cooder Much more than just a wizard on slide guitar , Ry Cooder is a composer , a multi-instrumentalist , a lifelong student of ethnic music and a thoroughly nice bloke . |
| 16 | The crews are mostly ‘ medical assistants , ’ which means possessing more than just a knowledge of first aid . |
| 17 | This disagreement between the different schools of thought is more than just a storm in an academic teacup . |
| 18 | This creates a network of all possible word sequences rather than just a tree of isolated words . |
| 19 | Perhaps now , in the same way , Judith Cowan 's new range or work can also be effective in a climate which desperately seeks more than just a checklist of intention . |
| 20 | There was more to it than just a change of style . |
| 21 | Your eurocheque card is much more than just a support for your eurocheques . |
| 22 | Cairo is too far away to be anything more than just a stake in the ground against IBM/Apple Computer Inc while the hoopla surrounding Windows For Workgroups is meant to distract attention away from an increasingly late NT . |
| 23 | Is he more than just a basher of indifferent bowling , of which there is currently plenty ? |
| 24 | more than just a week in politics |
| 25 | The haircut , however , evolved into far more than just a one-off for a TV series . |
| 26 | Other ways of making life more interesting for the housebound are the occasional holidays in the homes of various members of the family ; also offering to help them to entertain their friends in their own home to more than just a cup of tea , by arranging to take a pre-cooked , easily served meal round to them beforehand . |
| 27 | Solly 's years in the wilderness were more than just a dearth of high-profile wins . |
| 28 | Everything here was different and therefore better : the stiff-backed brass taps , the cut of the banister , the genuine oil paintings ( we had a genuine oil painting too , but not as genuine as that ) , the library which somehow was more than just a roomful of books , the furniture old enough to have woodworm in it , and the casual acceptance of inherited things . |
| 29 | There is no place for a quality footballer if he believes he is more than just a page in that machine . |
| 30 | However , one detects more than just a hint of resentment when he talks of the ‘ middle-class ’ , who , with their penchant for rationalisation and organisation , appear to have appropriated the game . |