Example sentences of "than [adv] a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schrader refers to the short , written out cadenza-like flourish just before the final cadences of the Prelude in F minor BWV534 as a precedent , but this does not seem justification enough , particularly as the cadenza he provides in this case is much more than merely a brief manual flourish . |
| 2 | Should the term mean more than just a circumscribed spatial area ? |
| 3 | For to say that Jesus was a ‘ rightful king ’ means far more than it might simply in today 's world — far more than just a legitimate inherited position as head , symbolic or otherwise , of a secular state . |
| 4 | Dr Friedman wants to make the computer more than just a clever magnifying glass . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ The Manchester bid is more than just a superb technical achievement . |
| 6 | The apparent advantage of variance reduction is diminished if , as is much more often the case with surveys than with experiments , many somewhat disparate characteristics are under review rather than just a few correlated variables . |
| 7 | That behaviour demanded more suffering than just a few uncomfortable hours . |
| 8 | We have like , we have hundreds of crap facilities rather than just a few good ones . |
| 9 | More than just a few grey hairs here and there . |
| 10 | Still , the Carolingian Renaissance in the mid-ninth century touched far more than just a select clerical few . |
| 11 | Some went away empty-handed but more often than not a huge cuddly animal was won and before long all the members of the group from Conway House were loaded with prizes . |
| 12 | Later rather than sooner a real live girl deals with your call in person . |
| 13 | Fountain trays are also shallow and likewise can offer little to aquatic plant life , other than possibly a few submerged oxygenating plants . |
| 14 | Because he thought that he was dealing with the National Press rather than simply a few local people whom he had been ignoring for a considerable time , the Mayor responded to direct questioning , even if he did not change his colours . |