Example sentences of "[adj -er] [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.

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1 If they found access to the books was easier I am sure they would use them much more .
2 Well the earlier I go in the quicker I 'm home .
3 He had learned from watching Rupert a few minutes before that the quicker you answered the quicker you were released .
4 The more striking the colours , the easier they are to remember — no predator is likely to forget these particular insects .
5 ‘ Objectives are like targets , ’ says Richmond , ‘ the nearer they are , the easier they are to hit . ’
6 And her father 's answer to the question given himself had been : those tests at the secretarial college were making his daughter nervy ; and the quicker they were over the better .
7 The prettier they were , the more suspicious Diana was of them .
8 Generally small and well kept , the more well kept they were the deader they were .
9 Four twos two fours which ever one 's easier it 's going to come to the same answer .
10 Cos I like looking at I think it 's easier It 's a change
11 It 's a lot easier It 's a lot easier to say that .
12 And the more information you get about those businesses the easier it 's going to be for you to er to convey to them you know a lot you 've done your research on them .
13 It 's easier it 's a great deal easier to say than to do .
14 The easier it is to use courts or , even better , private agreements to sort out disputes between creditors and shareholders while the firm continues to operate , the lower the costs will be , and the greater the incentive to skate closer to the edge .
15 Generally , the lower the slurry 's dry matter content , the easier it is to move .
16 The fitter we become and the more energy we expend on a regular basis , the easier it is for us to maintain our new figure .
17 The more energy you get , the easier it is to beat opponents .
18 While you are experimenting with the zoom , note how much easier it is to hold the picture in the viewfinder steady when it is set to wide-angle .
19 Again we see how much easier it is to be absolute in allegiance to a doctrine rather than to enquire into the beliefs upon which it is founded .
20 The sooner the embalming can take place , the easier it is to carry out .
21 ‘ The more anonymous I am as an actor the easier it is to make you believe I 'm someone else . ’
22 Paradoxically the more advanced the technology the easier it is to provide good simulation .
23 The clearer a goal is , the easier it is to decide whether the goal is attainable , and if it is attainable , how you would go about achieving it .
24 If parents and nurses would only realise how much easier it is for the child to bend to the social and moral laws in later life , when trained from infancy , how much sorrow might be saved .
25 They are like money ; the more you have the easier it is to get extra .
26 The higher the pitch of a sound , the easier it is to locate .
27 The easier these objects can be seen and felt , the easier it is to get the meaning across : ( a ) Names of things like pencils , tables and books may be taught by a pointing naming technique , the success of which depends on making clear what is being pointed out .
28 The shorter the notation , the easier it is to remember .
29 All connections in the pipe must be accessible so the fewer there are , the easier it is to cover up the pipework .
30 The closer refugees remain to their own countries , the easier it is to organise their return when conditions allow .
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