Example sentences of "more than [adv] an [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 For David Prentice the desire to paint the landscape encompasses much more than simply an aim to record its appearance
2 so it 's more than just an education visit here it 's actually
3 There is more than just an element of truth in this conception .
4 As a songwriter and musician himself , Terry Merrick is always prepared to act as more than just an engineer , where necessary putting his skill at playing and song arranging at the disposal of clients .
5 This was around the time he first started seeing me as more than just an employee .
6 The examples given have also indicated that local government is much more than just an agent of the centre .
7 But classifying animals and plants , living and fossil , is more than just an attempt to find a convenient way of slotting them into different categories , like stamps in a stamp album , for neatness and convenience .
8 Spenser 's depictions in Book V are more than just an attempt to justify Grey .
9 It seemed to her a precious gift , far more than just an alleviation of present discomfort .
10 But to the ragga audience Shabba is more than just an MC .
11 For rabbinical Judaism , militant activity was perceived as more than just an embarrassment .
12 Even when this is used , it is not advisable to expect a safe endurance of more than about an hour .
13 But such an identification was probably more than merely an exercise in wish-fulfilment by the ego on behalf of the id .
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