Example sentences of "more than [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He said : ‘ The Manchester bid is more than just a superb technical achievement . |
| 32 | ‘ So there 's more than just a missing husband , ’ Myra mused . |
| 33 | Some literary historians have gone even further and have suggested that courtly love was much more than just a fashionable and pleasant way of passing time . |
| 34 | Still , the Carolingian Renaissance in the mid-ninth century touched far more than just a select clerical few . |
| 35 | A group is more than just a random collection of individuals . |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | To followers , he is more than just a guiding light — he is the Messiah . |
| 38 | Ivanisevic , touted as having an all-court , grass game , likes to remind people that he is more than just a big server . |
| 39 | It was getting to be more than just a bad habit ; it was beginning to become an established part of his personality . |
| 40 | But a CD-Rom is more than just a giant data store ; it provides a quick and easy way of finding information . |
| 41 | May we try by our own example to show that a world of peace and compassion can be more than just a hopeful dream . |
| 42 | But Voyager is more than just a pretty face ; one would expect no less from Volker Schlondorff . |
| 43 | But the countryside is more than just a pretty picture . |
| 44 | With his new film , Johnny Suede , he 's out to prove he 's more than just a pretty face |
| 45 | PLAYBOY beauty Pamela Anderson is more than just a pretty face — she 's got real sax appeal . |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | The Martian encampment they find may be deserted but the lichen-like vegetation , triggered into accelerated growth by a light drizzle of rain , proves more than just a minor hazard for the astronauts as they race against time to repair the ship . |
| 48 | 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 ) . |
| 49 | I think they were more than just a marauding band of outlaws . ’ |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | More than just a few grey hairs here and there . |
| 52 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
| 53 | Only a few of the Christian residents appeared to notice that the Syrians had come prepared for more than just a few days ' stay . |
| 54 | Champagne is without doubt the world 's finest sparkling wine , but it is also the most expensive , and by more than just a few pennies . |
| 55 | His query concerns a 2-iron which his local pro reckoned might be worth more than just a few bob . |
| 56 | Some amateur rose-growers are not interested , but more than just a few regard hybridizing and crossing their roses to see what happens as the summit of the rose-grower 's art , so here is a short discourse for them on this delightful aspect of rose growing . |
| 57 | And are talking about I think more than just a few people erm therefore the s |
| 58 | MASTER potter Michael Hughes hopes to raise more than just a few laughs when he takes part in a marathon charity event . |
| 59 | ‘ They are prepared for more than just a social call , ’ Taheb said . |
| 60 | 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 " . |