Example sentences of "with [det] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The following afternoon , as she approached the laundry , she wondered what was in store ; and dread , mixed with more than a grain of excitement , gnawed at her innards . |
2 | This was augmented by Hastings 's conversion and two penalties , and only now , with more than a quarter of the match gone , did France pull themselves together and begin to pull back the Lions ' lead . |
3 | But by the time Rachel arrived at the factory gates the October sunshine was doing its best to struggle through with more than a promise of a fine day to come . |
4 | The preliminary results , particularly in Teheran , indicate Iranians ' weariness with more than a decade of revolutionary turmoil and a desire to rebuild the economy following the eight-year war with Iraq . |
5 | At 31 Luc Niholt comes to Swindon with more than a decade 's experience in the Dutch Premier League … a spell in Switzerland … and three years at Motherwell where he won a Scottish Cup winners medal . |
6 | But the stats do indicate certain things , such as that Tom Kite was the worst putter on Tour last year ( at least among those with more than a golf game ) , that Mark Calcavecchia was the best all-round player in America , his critics be damned . |
7 | ‘ I personally want to represent Canada at the 1995 World Cup ’ , he says , ‘ and , to be realistic , there is absolutely no way the Japan RFU will see their national team take the field with more than a couple of foreigners in the line-up . |
8 | Rather than to characterise Genetic Alchemy as definitive I prefer to view it as a valuable ‘ second generation ’ effort , considerably more scholarly than its predecessors but with more than a whiff of the critical and sceptical attitudes of the disciplines that focus not so much on the substance of science as on its character as a social institution . |
9 | This is a rich , satisfying casserole with more than a taste of the exotic , but which could be included in nearly any dinner party menu . |
10 | Meh'Lindi asked , with more than a note of admiration in her voice . |
11 | These traditions also have their echoes in Gregory of Tours , but with more than a note of hostility . |
12 | ‘ You 're still applying for the wrong jobs , ’ she said , with more than a hint of exasperation . |
13 | On the plus side the harness and especially the hip belt is extremely comfortable , its extra wide shape wrapping round the hips with more than a hint of luxury . |
14 | In the middle of the spectrum , however , are perceptions with more than a hint of approval or disapproval implicit in them : perceptions of each party 's electoral chances ; perceptions of whether national economic performance and prospects are improving or declining ; and images of the parties and party leaders . |
15 | She asked with more than a hint of sarcasm in her voice . |
16 | By now there were fewer paeans of praise to fecundity in the magazines ; instead they were asking ‘ Why Young Mothers Feel Trapped ’ ( Redbook ) or , with more than a hint of desperation , offering ‘ 58 Ways To Make Your Marriage More Exciting ’ ( Newsweek ) , Graduate wives complained bitterly , especially in the Guardian , of living like cabbages . |
17 | ‘ Pardon me if I write vehemently , ’ he apologized disingenuously to Poole in his second letter , adding with more than a hint of picturesque excess : |
18 | Looking after the ‘ tribe ’ is the number one priority , but Mary was always looking at ways of continuing her artistic leanings and it was to heraldry that she returned , this time with more than a hint of aviation to it ! |
19 | The rise of the ‘ casual ’ — the smartly-dressed stand supporter with a penchant for calling cards , scrap books and well-organised mega-violence spiced with more than a hint of racist overtones — seems a perfect symbol for the times . |
20 | Arrogantly , with more than a hint of the Grand Seigneur , he said coldly : ‘ Not touch you ? |
21 | The professions , by contrast , welcomed the majority of the recommendations with more than a hint of relief . |
22 | In fact , ’ he added , with more than a hint of irritation in his voice , ‘ he turned out to be quite a disruptive influence . ’ |
23 | The Kabalevsky sonata — which , too was given its first USA hearing by Horovitz — is a lesser work with more than a suspicion of playing to Russian wartime tastes , especially in the finale ; but it could scarcely be presented more convincingly . |
24 | He gave it the significance of a personal belief and turning lazily in his chair to inform Charles with more than a trace of arrogance , ‘ Old Guards ’ proverb . ’ |
25 | ‘ The widow , ’ replied Hank , with more than a trace of impatience in his voice , and then continued : ‘ And it 's selling so fast that I do n't know what to do with the money . |
26 | Forty-five per cent of their votes went to Faulkner which ensured his election with more than a quota of votes as fifth member . |
27 | The model chosen was not simply London but the practice of higher education generally in Britain with more than a flavour , ab initio , of Oxford and Cambridge . |
28 | Lewis 's popularity was part of this , and it was with more than a scent of victory in the air , victory over the agnostics and freethinkers , that he consented to be involved with the foundation of the Socratic Club in Oxford in 1941 . |
29 | Modrow did not return with more than a commitment to set up a joint commission of experts to consider monetary union ( which first met on Feb. 20 in East Berlin ) . |
30 | Yet both were the first in either family to sign the marriage register with more than a cross . |