Example sentences of "more than [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 61 | But they are more than just that . |
| 62 | More than just that shop where you go in you can go all round and wander round and you do n't see anybody only filling the shelves up and half the time they do n't even , ca n't even advise you where to go can they you know . |
| 63 | Well , what you need , Joe , is to follow my fitness regime — the one designed for people who , in their heart of hearts , with their cigarettes already lit , wish they had more than just two hands to eat with , but because they are also cursed with a love for sport have to get fit the best they can . |
| 64 | The fact that Scotland tried to rise to the occasion was worth more than just two precious points . |
| 65 | His warning to the American President that he would support Native Americans ( ‘ Red Indians ’ , whom he presumes to be tribally organized ) against the federal government is consistent with his view that natural ties are more than just rational ones . |
| 66 | ‘ Whilst we support land reclamation , urban redevelopment and housing improvements , and recognise they can improve the quality of life for many people in Wales , unless these activities are designed to achieve more than just aesthetic goals they may actually increase environmental damage through energy consumption , waste generation , increased resource demands and traffic flows ’ , said Dr Neil Caldwell , CPRW 's Director . |
| 67 | Yet the training provides more than just technical skill . |
| 68 | ‘ It 's going to be more than just perfect . ’ |
| 69 | Whether this lopsided record and Stewart 's stewardship is more than just coincidental will be a matter for the Test and County Cricket Board to discuss when his contract comes up again next April . |
| 70 | However , the value of a company is based on more than just short-term profitability . |
| 71 | It is true that Jacob will emerge more than just unscathed from the danger that fills his mind as he returns home . |
| 72 | ‘ But it was n't until I went to India that I cam to feel that humans were more than just mechanical responses . |
| 73 | Having been reminded that the bookies ' smoke signals usually signify a lot more than just grandiose waves of their Havana cigars , Ramsden then revealed that he himself might have been inadvertantly responsible for the Travelling Light rumour . |
| 74 | Becoming the world 's foremost brewer takes more than just good business sense . |
| 75 | Perhaps they were more than just good friends . |
| 76 | We believe it will take more than just gentle persuasion to bring an end to over-specification and waste . |
| 77 | We believe it will take more than just gentle persuasion to bring an end to over-specification and waste . |
| 78 | I do n't know how Dawn really feels about me , whether love or trust mean anything to her or not , but I do know that there is something special between us , and it feels like something more than just conditioning . |
| 79 | More than just extra officers and money , however , tackling Scotland 's new crime wave may require more imaginative solutions . |
| 80 | The public-interest objective is harder to reject , because it is eminently reasonable that public policy should be concerned with more than just economic efficiency , though it clearly generates considerable uncertainty for firms about what they may and may not do . |
| 81 | Their keen intellects and powerful personalities could spark off more than just brilliant ideas at times . |
| 82 | This view affects more than just clever scholars ; I believe that for the same reason many Christians who hold to some belief in the Devil do not believe in evil spirits either . |
| 83 | They 've become acutely aware that to succeed they need to be more than just well-informed , they need to be well-read in the widest sense . |
| 84 | I thought we 'd been getting on pretty well but as Father 's Day approached , Joe made it clear that I could n't hope to be any more than just second best |
| 85 | It requires a wider view of both the sources of control and the contexts in which they operate , and must be applicable to more than just male working-class crime . |
| 86 | Giving Martin Bramah and Marcia Scofield the flick has deprived them of more than just some choppily percussive guitar phrasings and deft keyboard work . |
| 87 | Giving Martin Bramah and Marcia Scofield the flick has deprived them of more than just some choppily percussive guitar phrasings and deft keyboard work . |
| 88 | ‘ We 've always had more than just this . |
| 89 | The sad truth is to tackle these subjects you have to be more than just willing , you have to be shite-hot . |
| 90 | Harry Eyres discovers that the Grands Crus of Alsace are more than just reliable wine bar whites |