Example sentences of "than little [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Smaller , darker and less rufous than Little Stint ( p. 127 ) , but with paler legs . |
2 | Larger and rather more uniformly dark than Little Swift , and with a markedly narrower white rump and distinctly forked tail . |
3 | In fact , if anything , little boys die more than little girls , even more now than they used to in the past , so it ca n't be anything to do with health care in case |
4 | Flight less markedly bounding than Little Owl ( p. 181 ) . |
5 | He longed for London Land , with gas lamps still flickering in the dusk , horse-drawn cabs clattering across the cobblestones , criminals no scarier than little boys scrounging for their supper . |
6 | HEROES do n't come much younger than little John Cootes . |
7 | An astute businessman and virtual workaholic , he has his finger in more proverbial puddings than Little Jack Horner . |
8 | ‘ Humans find it a lot easier to really believe in little people from the sky than little people from the Earth . |