Example sentences of "of [pron] more [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is true , these same trivial errors did cause me some anxiety at first , but once I had had time to diagnose them correctly as symptoms of nothing more than a straightforward staff shortage , I have refrained from giving them much thought . |
| 2 | As a result of this potent combination of sentiment and self-interest , the war had assumed the character of something more than a military operation : in the minds of the military and of many civilians , left and right , it had quickly become a decisive test of France 's national will and international power . |
| 3 | If I 'd ever done anything — made anything of myself more than a third-rate free-lance — it might 've been different . |
| 4 | Britain still talks of anything more than a 15 per cent cut in the CEGB 's emissions within ten years as being ‘ impracticable ’ . |
| 5 | In fact , he had no need of anything more than a lock of hair he showed me . ’ |