Example sentences of "was [indef pn] [adj] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it was nothing other than a short-term political fix … and then all of the 31 pits that had been threatened were to close , that would be completely unacceptable . ’ |
| 2 | Winston Churchill ( C , Davyhulme ) said : ‘ If it was nothing other than a short-term political fix I do not believe it would get through the House of Commons . |
| 3 | Since industrial anarchy was nothing other than the other side of the coin of the rapidly rising crime levels , both would be defeated by tough measures which would restore to the citizen a feeling of security and freedom . |
| 4 | It turns out that the independent property consultancy was none other than a subsidiary of the national ports authority , which is a major shareholder in the Cardiff Bay development corporation . |
| 5 | Inside was none other than the Queen . |
| 6 | It was none other than the heir to the throne , blissfully unaware , and convulsed with mirth . |
| 7 | Cross 's immediate opponent was none other than the great ‘ Fanny ’ Walden and the Spurs side was laden with internationals . |
| 8 | Thus she was quite close to the bath chair before she realized that its waxen-faced occupant was none other than the old man who , in his eerie fashion , had been so kind in the train . |
| 9 | The absurdity of the Italian ‘ recruitment ’ system is revealed by what could safely be described as the ‘ Aquila paradox ’ — the man sidelined by Martin was none other than the successful Italian fullback Luigi Troiani . |
| 10 | Probably , for the United Company of Undertakers was never admitted at the Guildhall , and their ‘ house ’ was none other than the business premises of Robert Legg Snr , upholder , appraiser and undertaker . |
| 11 | The Master of this new lodge was none other than the imperial royal chamberlain , Johann , Count Esterházy ; while the Master of Ceremonies was Haydn 's employer , Prince Nikolaus Esterházy . |
| 12 | For among the noteworthy ( ? ) in attendance was none other than the Right Horrible DAVID MELLOR MP , the newly appointed so-called ‘ Minister For Fun ’ in JOHNNY MAJOR 's cabinet . |
| 13 | Fancy my not guessing at once that the Umpire She was on about was none other than the top man himself . |
| 14 | Is he aware that the right hon. Gentleman who so described it was none other than the Leader of the Opposition ? |
| 15 | It was none other than the juvenile that I had just been defending . |
| 16 | The man in black lowered his binoculars to reveal that he was none other than the Anti-Rex himself . |
| 17 | Now , it was logically possible that the cue used by the recruits following a dancer was something other than the angle of the dance — and for a while von Frisch was sharply criticised for precisely this reason . |
| 18 | But as his eyes travelled across to Elinor 's crowd , with their frizzy haloes of hair , their flowered dresses and carefully arranged profiles , he realized that there was nothing he could think of to say that would persuade them he was anything other than a boring little man . |
| 19 | → I do n't think that our look at the Carlton Combo was anything other than a fair , unbiased review of a new product which just happens to incorporate a different technology along the way . |
| 20 | It had never been admitted that Michael Holly , small-time engineer , was anything other than a falsely-accused business representative on lawful business in the Soviet capital . |
| 21 | Later , when I was more familiar with the beliefs and practices of the movement and had ‘ learned the language ’ , I would interact with the Moonies as though I were one of them , and , although I never pretended that I accepted their beliefs or that I was anything other than a sociologist studying the movement , members who did not know me would mistake me for a member — the Moonies themselves were no longer ‘ translating ’ for me when we were interacting . |
| 22 | There is little evidence to support the view that Nizan was anything other than a faithful , orthodox party member ; a Stalinist in short . |
| 23 | Too little is known about Burhaneddin Haydar Herevi to enable one to decide what is meant by the title , however , and there is no other evidence to indicate either that he held an official post or , if so , that it was anything other than an ad hominem appointment . |
| 24 | She has no reason to believe that it was anything other than an accident . |
| 25 | She has no reason to believe that it was anything other than an accident . |