Example sentences of "than a touch [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's one thing they taught you in the army , ’ said the Colonel , with more than a touch of complacency . |
| 2 | ‘ Certain , ’ she returned , with more than a touch of bravado . |
| 3 | With more than a touch of relief , she thought he was about to go . |
| 4 | Trying to look as dignified as she could , under the circumstances , she looked him straight in the eyes , with more than a touch of defiance . |
| 5 | There is more than a touch of racism in your assumption . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You might enjoy that kind of thing , ’ he said with more than a touch of irritation , ‘ but I have other matters to see to , more important than shifting a few papers about . ’ |
| 7 | There was more than a touch of irritation in Dane 's voice . |
| 8 | ‘ My bag ! ’ she said out loud and then , more softly but with more than a touch of anguish , ‘ Oh no , the letter ! ’ |
| 9 | Rory grimaced , remembering with more than a touch of bitterness Candy 's original theory that Adam had tried to spoil her pleasure in singing because on stage she was public property , and he wanted her for himself . |
| 10 | There was more than a touch of arrogance to the assumption , and clashes with governments , who could at least point to the fact that they had been elected , were inevitable . |
| 11 | There was more than a touch of class disdain in their attitude , but it also signified a political distance , an understanding that the parliamentary representatives had softer views and a broader idea of their responsibilities than the mere enactment of their supporters ' prejudices . |
| 12 | Hair is shiny and sophisticated with more than a touch of class ! |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't tell you here , ’ Bodo muttered , with more than a touch of impatience . |
| 14 | This , together with the formal dress and language of the ( largely male ) participants , gave the whole event more than a touch of courtroom formality . |
| 15 | There is more than a touch of rags to riches in the story of the outsize barons . |