Example sentences of "[adj -er] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You , lighter than a feather — |
| 2 | They are then encouraged to notice and talk about what happens , e.g. a plastic boat floats , but if filled with water , it sinks ; or paper is lighter than a stone , but when it is wet through , it sinks . |
| 3 | This version is lighter than a traditional Christmas pudding but it has all the flavour . |
| 4 | The intensity of the pink plagioclase stain is proportional to the amount of calcium in the molecule : albite/oligoclase will stain lighter than a more calcic plagioclase . |
| 5 | And that mud wagon 's lighter than a Concord . " |
| 6 | It is Easter weekend in Paris and , while his wife is away , middle-aged Jacques ( Stephen Moore ) brings home Julie , a sexy little bimbo played by Leslie Ash in a mini-skirt that is no broader than a cummerbund . |
| 7 | The surgeons had to join blood vessels of only two millimetres in diameter and use suturing materials no broader than a human hair . |
| 8 | Natural highways they may be , but while some ridges are broader than a motorway , others resemble a tricky combination of obstacle course and tightrope walk . |
| 9 | Planning as a local authority responsibility has its origins in the public health and housing policies of the nineteenth century , but from the outset the objectives were broader than a simple emphasis on the efficient use of land . |
| 10 | Psychological empowerment is broader than a pure intrapsychic variable because it measures individual change within one 's social setting , such as one 's belief in one 's ability to act for community change , and one 's belief in the value of group action ( Chavis and Wandersman , 1990 ; Zimmerman , 1990 ) . |
| 11 | Then through the window you could see it-smaller than a Concord and almost completely open with its canvas side-curtains rolled up and fastened-just turning out of the yard , and the next moment the jingling , rattling sound was right out front . |
| 12 | Time was ‘ quicker than a shake of a lamb 's tail ’ . |
| 13 | They do say that essential oils will often work quicker than a tablet . |
| 14 | Quicker than Sterland — but he was also quicker than a lot of defenders in those days . |
| 15 | Plus , living proof that you CAN get quicker than a Kwik-Fit fitter . |
| 16 | Fatter than a Weight-Watchers ' enrolment evening . |
| 17 | ‘ Over the years I 've learned that you have this endearing ability to spot a chance to make a profit further than a leopard can spot a limp . |
| 18 | After the sober belches of the shoe-gazing clique ( itself a knee-jerk reaction to the brash swagger of baggydom ) , The Franks came across like circus clowns pissing around in a casualty department , all charmingly naive , astoundingly cheerful and dafter than a boardroom of brushes . |
| 19 | ‘ Working with Tracey is much easier than a group because you would have to stand around in the group and not get a chance of doing things . |
| 20 | For me , this job is easier than a game of croquet … |
| 21 | In some ways a reaching start is easier than a beating one , but there are still pitfalls for the unwary . |
| 22 | It would be easier than a password if you need to check out changing the |
| 23 | Because it was easier than a bra and panties she had donned an ivory , gossamer-light teddy . |
| 24 | His head was probably tougher than a brass doorknob . |
| 25 | White Men Ca n't Jump is funny , touching and slushier than a wellington boot full of dog 's wee . |
| 26 | This tiny car — it 's a foot shorter than a Mini — might be the breath of fresh air Europe 's choked and choking cities have been looking for . |
| 27 | The ceremony is much shorter than a religious one so many people like to hold a service of blessing afterwards . |
| 28 | Because its period is not much more than a month shorter than a year , there are times when maxima occur with Mira too close to the Sun to be seen . |
| 29 | At 3.9m long it is shorter than a slalom kayak but has all the features of the original Kiwi , making it ideal for family and disabled use . |
| 30 | The highest infant mortality was reported in those cases where the preceding birth interval was less than two years and , in many communities , especially high , if the inter-birth period was shorter than a full year . |