Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] [adj] than [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may need something stronger than tea after what I 'm going to tell you . ’ |
| 2 | The kitchen has two cookers , a big plastic dustbin , two sets of tables and chairs and a tall fridge , which rarely has anything other than milk in it . |
| 3 | And few aboard , whether captain or crew , seemed anything less than awestruck during the entire nine hours that a transit usually takes . |
| 4 | It did not occur to her , going upstairs in happy anticipation , that Aunt Emily would do anything other than smile upon the plan . |
| 5 | ‘ What ? ’ she gasped , so shocked at what he was saying that for a moment she could n't do anything other than stare at him with her mouth open . |
| 6 | But after that Pete had sworn that he 'd touch nothing stronger than tapwater for the rest of the evening , and so far he 'd been sticking to it . |
| 7 | Charles Temple , Richmond Palmer , Donald Cameron , Philip Mitchell — none of these were men who showed anything less than enthusiasm for the task of imperial government , and all of them were men of dominant personality and exceptional strength of will . |
| 8 | Despite the fact that both mother and teacher said that he was always like this , it happened on average three times a day only after he was asked to do something other than play by himself . |
| 9 | Thus for example , if I want pupils to understand subtraction , the more I rehearse the different details of the algorithm publicly , the less likely the pupil is to do anything other than pick up the outer show . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't want to leave Ana , ’ she confessed quietly and he had no time to do anything other than look at her intently because Ana walked in at that moment , looking bright and determined . |
| 11 | For those Celtic supporters who have had to tread a thin line between desperation and devastation this season , there was no inclination to do anything other than wallow in it being their team who had put an end to Rangers long , unbeaten run . |
| 12 | Having something to do was better than sitting doing nothing other than wait for the first shell . |
| 13 | Many times Louisa had wished that the woman might weep as her husband had done , might permit something deeper than care for her creature comforts to reach her . |
| 14 | Indeed , strengthening the petty-bourgeois economy means none other than apportionment on the basis of commodity circulation of the buyer-up , the trade capitalist and owner . |
| 15 | If it does nothing more than act as an educational lubricant or leaven , it serves its purpose well , by enriching minds , broadening outlooks , removing prejudice and opening vistas . |
| 16 | He rose from the ridiculous chair and made his way carefully down the crowded row , responding politely to those who greeted him by name , noting with carefully repressed surprise that two of the women who gave him private little smiles were seated next to each other , friends who had no idea they had something more than friendship in common . |