Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adj -er] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some children grasp the idea of standing on a box or steps to become higher than a tower or other object that is taller than themselves , so that , intuitively at least , they have some idea of the distinction between taller than and higher than . |
| 2 | First that , in the absence of special strengths , and on the basis of external restraints , we might expect such companies to perform worse than a plc . |
| 3 | Holding high small thin green shoots thicker than a matchstick but no thicker than a pencil , he jeered at women satisfied , he said , by ‘ little boys ’ . |
| 4 | In burns — any third degree burn ( see below ) , any second degree burn ( blistering and loss of the top surface of the skin — very sore and painful ) occurring on sensitive skin ( face , hands , genitals ) or second degree burn larger than a hand size occurring anywhere else . |
| 5 | As a PC depreciates faster than a catwalk model who 's just turned 30 , here are my tips for those of you who do n't want to lose your shirts : |
| 6 | An eagle flies better than a pelican even though they 've both got wings . ’ |
| 7 | A punch travels faster than a kick and you may be stop-punched by an alert opponent . |
| 8 | For very large tanks a power skimmer performs better than an air driven one , however , there is one disadvantage with the former — on those models that take air in at the aquarium 's surface — when used with ozone . |