Example sentences of "more [conj] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that was er er more or less a favour to me . |
| 2 | I was n't in the actual throe er , er I wa I 've always been more or less a loner . |
| 3 | In doing this , they make it easier to understand why some form of local government continues to survive as more than simply a creature of the centre . |
| 4 | However , and perhaps more importantly , it must be remembered that housing is more than simply a place to live in . |
| 5 | As a sociolinguist Stubbs sees reading , for instance , as more than simply a mechanism for decoding written into spoken words : he prefers to concern himself with understanding meaning , pointing out that ‘ we do not normally read meaningless material ’ ( ibid. p. 15 ) . |
| 6 | Resource-based learning therefore turns out to involve much more than simply a method of revitalizing and individualizing learning . |
| 7 | In almost every other respect , certainly , the Celtic Church appears to have been something more than simply a repository for Nazarean thought — as Nestorian Christianity was , for example . |
| 8 | In each case the shout is far more than simply a war cry . |
| 9 | The very fact that philip Augustus made no serious attempt to invade or attack Gascon ) , in the campaigns of 1202–4 may be more than simply a comment upon the military limitations of the French crown . |
| 10 | That of 1814 , however , became known as the Great Revival and it was much more than simply a recruitment phenomenon . |
| 11 | Section 2 to read : The Coordinator as part of his/her responsibility is part Area Secretary for a geographical area with no more than approximately a quarter of a million population . |
| 12 | A Tom Wood is more than just a portrait . |
| 13 | Thank the Goddess Zambia had had the sense to get out before some scuzzie had violated hir by more than just a beating . |
| 14 | At 3pm , he will meet Clinton and the two will be together for the next six hours , an indication that the president regards the Prime Minister 's visit as more than just a courtesy call . |
| 15 | The more easterly of the two valley roads which combine at Pierrefitte takes you first to the charming town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur , which may look like one place but is really two , with more than just a hyphen dividing them . |
| 16 | It seems they must have had more than just a message . |
| 17 | In her enchanting story of The Velveteen Rabbit , Margery Williams ' tells of a cloth rabbit who longs to be more than just a toy . |
| 18 | Your eurocheque card is much more than just a support for your eurocheques . |
| 19 | From the very start , one must realise that WordStar for Windows 1.5 is meant to be more than just a word-processor , but is perhaps more aptly billed as a document processor . |
| 20 | However , in purchasing the hard- and soft-ware we feel it is important to seek more than just a word-processor , because in future , publicity will play a major role . |
| 21 | Two 's company … three 's more than just a coincidence . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | But to the protestors who turned up today hunting is more than just a sport . |
| 24 | Chief Inspector was slightly more than just a copper , Meredith thought wryly , amused at his apparent self abasement . |
| 25 | When people speak of conceptual clustering , they often mean more than just a clustering process . |
| 26 | ‘ My Rolex is more than just a watch , it makes me feel dressed . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ My Rolex , ’ says Kiri , ‘ is more than just a watch , it also makes me feel dressed . |
| 28 | One day , he hinted , he would insist she did , and for more than just a holiday . |
| 29 | Major certainly changed his life as he came back with a lot more than just a sun tan . |
| 30 | Suddenly , after battling all season with Manchester City for third place in the First Division , the Wednesday player-manager finds that finishing second is now more than just a pipe dream . |