Example sentences of "nothing [det] than [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you can manufacture bucketfuls of this marvellous stuff from nothing more than kitchen waste . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , a little humility does not ill become the social scientist , and a contribution to theory , no matter how small , which derives from careful enquiry , is more worthy of the accolade ‘ scholarship ’ than is the sweeping generalization based upon nothing more than armchair speculation . |
| 3 | Notice that the symbols unc are really nothing more than place markers . |
| 4 | There are stick insects that look like twigs , butterflies that resemble bird droppings , seahorses that appear to be pieces of floating seaweed , moths that look like bark and frogs that seem to be nothing more than leaf litter on the forest floor . |
| 5 | There is some irony in the fact that many schools are on the one hand educating children about healthy eating and on the other selling at break time nothing less than junk foods such as crisps , chewy fruit sweets and chocolate bars . |