Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] than the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new batch of home-brew tasted better than the last lot , and stronger . |
| 2 | We were lucky to last more than the first fairway together . |
| 3 | Choosing this road is likely to cost more than the first option , but you will at least ensure that your doors are the best that money can buy . |
| 4 | Actually , she looked better than the last time Anne had seen her alive . |
| 5 | They were all codes meaning : ‘ Yes , I 'll go higher than the last bidder . ’ |
| 6 | Virtually every year the eighth , eighth year always does get better than the ninth year . |
| 7 | He smiled wider than the last time . |
| 8 | These refer to a title set lower than the first line of a page of ordinary text . |