Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] [adv] [adj] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Javad v Aquil [ 1991 ] All ER 243 confirms that the concept of a tenancy at will remains a reality and while the landlord may be concerned that the tenant should not become a periodic tenant until the grant of the lease , the tenant may wish to ensure that it has something more concrete than a tenancy at will . |
| 2 | What many need is to be told that they can achieve something more constructive than a profit from others ' financial predicament . |
| 3 | They were standing in the middle of a lecture room surrounded by breathalysers , reaction timers , and tachistoscopes , and being offered nothing more tantalising than a double vodka dispensed into glasses via a chemical measuring jar , and served with a shot of orange juice from a carton . |
| 4 | If they do not , and if the institutions remain inactive , then auditors face something much worse than a cookbook . |
| 5 | WHEN a teenager talks about popping in to the travel agents , parents should realise they may be intending to buy something more mind-bending than a cheap break . |
| 6 | The small yellow tablets coated in sugar and containing nothing more stimulating than a couple of stiff cups of coffee became the most bitter pill that Bud Johnson ever swallowed . |
| 7 | Josie 's hand slid from around her as if she 'd been holding nothing more substantial than a wisp of smoke . |
| 8 | If your taste demands something more cultured than a shopping and scoffing experience , you may be fascinated by Dusseldorf 's wealth of museums and galleries . |
| 9 | Most glider pilots have never experienced anything more hazardous than a bad landing , so reading and talking about other people 's mistakes is almost the only way of becoming aware of the kind of situations which lead to broken gliders . |
| 10 | The Germans had no idea who she was and the villagers from whom she had been begging food had not betrayed her ; she was allowed to go without suffering anything much worse than a slapped face and an hour 's sarcastic , sneering interrogation . |
| 11 | Sit at the back of a bluegrass concert in 80 of Kentucky 's 121 counties , and you will drink nothing more alcoholic than a tall glass of orange juice . |
| 12 | Either he had perfected the performance over the years to ward off sympathy from the able-bodied , or he was hiding something far worse than a self-destructive youth . |
| 13 | He who has yawned and smirked at every politician in the land — surely he could manage something more original than a couple of funny faces ? |
| 14 | As far as lab work went , I always felt very intimidated because I 'd never touched anything more technical than a hairdryer , and all these boys around me were confidently plugging in their oscilloscopes , because I mean , I suppose they had their train sets and that sort of thing , and I was very scared to plug things in , in case they blew up . |
| 15 | I live overseas , in an area devoid of music shops stocking anything more advanced than a plectrum . |
| 16 | As a keen musician and clarinet player ( name your own musical instrument or say ‘ As one who appreciates music but can not play anything more difficult than a gramophone record , I was very impressed to learn ) I was delighted to learn that Annabelle 's uncle plays for the BBC orchestra ( or pop group , etc. ) , on the violin ( or drums ) . |
| 17 | There was no impetus to develop anything more sophisticated than a spoken announcement or a separate piece of paper packed into the box . |
| 18 | Given anything more robust than a stiffish blow , Aldeburgh becomes a test of nerve and character second to none . |
| 19 | Lucy would find nothing more disgusting than a tumbler of sweet sherry with her dinner . |
| 20 | The fact that consumer platforms will generally be convenient , all-in-one , low cost units needing nothing more sophisticated than a domestic television for display purposes , suggest that many libraries may be able to support all available platforms and so give their customers the widest possible choice . |
| 21 | ‘ No , ’ he said in a hard voice , ‘ quite frankly I ca n't imagine anything more disgusting than a woman who drops all semblance of pride to run after a man . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Most of them have never held anything more dangerous than a knife and fork before but after just nine hours training they are doing really well , ’ he said . |