Example sentences of "[adj -er] [subord] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 erm Somebody on this morning 's course said that they quite like answering machines , they use them like note pads , and they ring up people they know have got an answering machine so they can just leave a message , they say it 's quicker than writing a letter , and it 's easier than talking to them for hours , you can just ring them up and leave a message on their answering machine like a sort of note pad , which I had n't thought of , but I suppose it 's rather good , is n't it !
2 But it looks much quicker than re-tracing our steps . ’
3 It was quicker than pushing through the front door and round to the side again .
4 It 's late now , and it 'll be quicker than waiting for a cab — and it 's insured for all drivers .
5 Sometimes it 's quicker than buyin' a pack of fags in the pub . ’
6 It was quicker than going along the ride .
7 When asked why he took that particular route , he reckoned he thought it would be quicker than going along the busy main streets . ’
8 Flipping through the pages of a notebook is quicker than scrolling through a large spreadsheet and makes finding a location or cell far easier .
9 ( 3 ) In terms of acquiring 100 per cent control , a Court Scheme can be quicker than relying on compulsory sales under CA 1985 , s429 following a takeover offer .
10 I 'm carrying you because you need to get back into the warmth as fast as possible , and this is quicker than letting you walk by yourself . ’
11 This is much quicker than making serial thin sections for three-dimensional visualization of fabrics like void spaces or for reconstructing fossils in full relief .
12 ‘ And that would be quicker than starving them ? ’
13 Because , it is , I think that 's much fairer than doing minutes , cos you still get the
14 For many fans ( and some teams ) , looking back is easier than looking forward , ( see boredom and kissing ) .
15 And h let him realize that he 's remembering these , and it 's easier than looking it up every time .
16 Not writing a tune is easier than writing one .
17 I shall talk through it and if you can get something written I 'll leave you to do a diagram and you may want to staple this into your book staple 's easier than gluing this .
18 This may be easier than using the CAPM approach .
19 Yeah it 's easier than picking the pack up in n it ?
20 This is far easier than setting out wall tiling , because floors have far fewer obstacles than walls do .
21 This seems a useful technique for any situation where a straight piece of wood ends in a curve , since it maintains the visual integrity of the piece and is considerably easier than laminating a number of separate strips ( which I always find slide out of line while being clamped ) .
22 Lying still was anyway easier than moving .
23 Lot easier than teaching .
24 it is easier to give relevant , but isolated , examples than to give more systematic and sustained descriptions and analyses ; and description is easier than discussing the principles underlying the examples .
25 ‘ And there 'd be nothing easier than popping a cheque in the post to them , or sending them some cast-off woollies , or ladling some soup into them , or offering them advice .
26 Undressing is easier than dressing , as it does not involve so much planning , so even the patient with perceptual problems can generally manage .
27 Taking the lead is often easier than holding onto it .
28 Adjusting to small changes is always easier than adjusting to large and the whole aim is that the school should be a nicer and more effective place for everyone .
29 Insider dealing in this respect is controlled by restricting the number of traders who have access to information , a technique which they believe is easier than trying to control how much information is announced over a given period of time .
30 One can imagine their need of concentration with the family trying to keep warm round a peat fire in a dark room , reading by the light of a flickering homemade candle or smoky paraffin lamp but perhaps it was easier than trying to compete with a noisy television set a century later .
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