Example sentences of "more than [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | If , as they fervently hope , Waqar Younis has recovered sufficiently from the stress fracture in his back to bowl as he did in taking 113 first-class wickets last season at a cost of 14 each — a wicket for every 30 balls he bowled — and Imran 's shoulder injury permits him , after all , to play as more than just a batsman-captain , theirs will be a fast bowling attack as strong , at least on paper , as any the West Indies had during the 16 years of world supremacy which came to an end here last summer . |
| 33 | This disagreement between the different schools of thought is more than just a storm in an academic teacup . |
| 34 | With the current financial structuring of the service , even in trusts , until it is generally recognised that more than just a pen and speculum are required in gynaecological outpatient clinics the value of outpatient surgery will not be realised . |
| 35 | More than just a vineyard ! |
| 36 | Bentley is Back And now more than just a badge 16 |
| 37 | The Bentley that 's more than just a badge |
| 38 | But it 's more than just a question of who the patients prefer to be treated by . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | ‘ It is more than just a possibility , ’ a senior US official said last night . |
| 41 | The full story of the WM & CR is more than just a recalling of the day-to-day running of a railway . |
| 42 | Although the results from the unusual condition were slightly equivocal , the difference in results between the central and peripheral detail suggests that there is more than just a von Restorff effect present . |
| 43 | More than just a pastime or a pursuit of Olympic excellence performed by an elite few , the worthy aim of teaching every child to swim 25 metres by the age of 11 will soon be a part of the national curriculum . |
| 44 | The crews are mostly ‘ medical assistants , ’ which means possessing more than just a knowledge of first aid . |
| 45 | Of course , the countryside must continue to be a working landscape ; but if most people 's definition of a river as something more than just a drain is valid , then that broad definition must be consciously built into the brief of those who wield this mighty technology of the JCB , the Hymac , and the Swamp-dozer . |
| 46 | A MONKEY 'S scream is more than just a screech , researchers have discovered . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | They had n't been short of opinions , either , and Dominic Wetherby was now becoming something more than just a name . |
| 49 | ‘ It 's more than just a nightclub to you . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | More than just a facelift for BMW 's most important model , the new 3-series marks a fundamental change of direction |
| 52 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
| 53 | Think about that for a moment , cost it 's more than just a word , it 's potentially the mass genocide of innocent young people on both sides of the divide by the combined efforts of those who consider themselves fit to make such decisions for us , and about us . |
| 54 | Martina is more than just a tennis player however . |
| 55 | In that case , both the money and the Jacobite Guinea would still be in the gazebo ; the police would infer from them that Newley had gone to the gazebo for more than just a Sunday stroll . |
| 56 | This is more than just a case of increased differentiation in local voting behaviour . |
| 57 | They are more than just a money machine . |
| 58 | But it 's more than just a problem of pollution . |
| 59 | This ‘ ancient heritage ’ may seem to be a purely ideological device — but it is more than just a myth . |
| 60 | But it would be more than just a production job . |