Example sentences of "a bit [adj] than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously the City boys are a bit fussier than the country boys about when they play . |
| 2 | He 's just a bit cleverer than the rest , but willing to take advice with it , and is happy being the writer he always wanted to be . |
| 3 | One leg was a bit shorter than the other , I think . |
| 4 | But ones a bit politer than the other that 's all . |
| 5 | An annuity is an arrangement with a financial institution whereby , if you are over retirement age and do not want to leave your property to anyone when you die , they will effectively buy your house from you ( albeit at a bit less than the market price ) , give you guaranteed security of tenure until you die , and turn the money that they pay you for the house into a regular income for life . |
| 6 | Mars takes a bit longer to revolve on its axis than the Earth , so a Mars afternoon would be a bit longer than an Earth afternoon . |
| 7 | Also , I am a bit older than the rest of you , but you can perhaps understand that I do n't want to drop dead without a proper and public recantation . |