Example sentences of "been more than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could see the image clearly enough in his mind 's eye ( since that night no two rememberings had been more than a minute apart ) but even the most basic sketch eluded his hand . |
| 2 | It 's been more than a year since a report was published on their position . |
| 3 | Hardly any part of it stood more than waist high now , much was covered in grass or blackthorn bushes , and it could never have been more than a chapel anyway . |
| 4 | Yet he felt convinced it had been more than a dream . |
| 5 | The ‘ new ’ systems being used in the Gulf have all been more than a decade in development . |
| 6 | Nevertheless it is my belief that without us , feminism would never have been more than a caucus of the broad left . |
| 7 | I 've never been more than a dabbler but I 've always had an eye for a painter and I saw at once that he was one . |
| 8 | Since the press seem to take any and every chance they can to doubt his ability to play , this article , and indeed all your support over the last few months , has been more than a pleasure to read . |
| 9 | We do not know how they were elected ; but in practice it can hardly have been more than a co-optation . |
| 10 | The loser then was Ray Laccohee who might well have been more than a match for Dale overall had he played more competition golf . |
| 11 | An officer for nearly 40 years , he should have been more than a match for a 24-year-old civilian but the first brush between the two sides , though neither commander was present in person , suggested otherwise . |
| 12 | Send one of them to talk to this chap Jordan — Fowler will do it very well ; he 'd have been more than a match for the Ancient Mariner . |
| 13 | Mar was initially joined by eighteen lords , bringing with them some 5,000 men , which should have been more than a match for the 1,500 regular troops stationed in Scotland . |