Example sentences of "[v-ing] more than [art] passing [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A note on a field of collecting which shows every sign of becoming more than a passing fad — that of old cheques . |
| 2 | Giving more than a passing nod to the Amiga classic Sensible Soccer , Graeme Souness International Soccer is played on a vertically scrolling pitch viewed more or less from above , but with just enough tilt to allow for detailed player graphics instead of a bird's-eye head-and-shoulders shot . |
| 3 | Yes that does n't exclude but includes all of that , but at the same time although everybody that 's going to read it may not understand the intricacies of it all as professionals we 're giving more than a passing nod , so that was something else , er er and something more involved than English teacher than making them jump through loops |
| 4 | Taking more than a passing interest in the glam rock movement of the '70s , Suede 's debut — with it 's thick pounding drum intro , drawled Bowie-like vocals and brash bursts of chugging guitar — was never likely to pass unnoticed . |
| 5 | I forget who had mentioned to me that Geoff was rumoured to be taking more than a passing interest in her . |
| 6 | There were also rumours that newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell was showing more than a passing interest in Storehouse . |