Example sentences of "be [adj] than [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the Midland had expected that its reserves would be lower than either Barclays or NatWest , both newly merged , it was horrified to learn that the true capital of Lloyds , a bank it had always looked down on , was £266m , £73m higher than its own . |
| 2 | ‘ Soon to be more than just friends , I think , ’ he said sardonically and laughed again as he moved off . |
| 3 | With football it SHOULD be more than just money . |
| 4 | Planning , is of course likely to be more than just identification of needs . |
| 5 | If the auditors ' role is to be expanded , however , the APB recognises that there has to be more than just shareholder involvement . |
| 6 | When quoting fees , which increasingly will be more than just time based , the requirement for them to be paid at the completion meeting , like other advisers and financiers , should be stipulated . |
| 7 | Even acute fear of dentistry may be more than just fear of the drill : California dentist James Rota says that women who are most frightened of dentists are those who have been sexually molested as children . |
| 8 | Rosie told me the other nurses who worked here have tried to be more than just assistants to him . ’ |