Example sentences of "it [is] less [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It 's less than a hour 's drive . |
2 | Well here 's the specification , length , Escort four two six eight so it 's about two point three , sorry two hundred and thirty millimetres longer , so it 's less than a foot |
3 | But er it 's less than a fortnight now . |
4 | No , cos they 're fluorescent , it 's only about twelve watts , it 's less than a light bulb . |
5 | Wo wo , it 's less than the price of a cup of tea . |
6 | It 's less than the benefit you 'd receive if you were an invalid or an old-age pensioner and you 'd get more if you were a widow or a student . |
7 | If it is less than the level at which NI contributions must be paid , your employee can not get SSP . |
8 | Taking into account the proposed dividend of 2.2p , this amounts to a total return of 18.3 per cent , though it is less than the increase in the Hoare Govett Smaller Companies — up 24.1 per cent . |
9 | If this time period is greater than the input pulse width , the motor is driven in one direction whilst if it is less than the input pulse width , the motor is driven in the opposite direction . |
10 | It is less than an hour 's drive across the border from where Roma was born in Londonderry . |