Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] more [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is rather like something that I used to do as a young groundsman coming up through the ranks , when I applied for vacant jobs all over the place , the bigger and more prestigious the place the better , and more often than not without the slightest intention of taking the job if it had been offered ! |
| 2 | But the larger and more complex the system , the further one can get by studying its workings . |
| 3 | Graham said : ‘ It is a fascinating pastime which we enjoy at night and on weekends and the brighter and more colourful the topic , the better . ’ |
| 4 | Unless the original is crisp and clear the copies will lose definition , the smaller or more delicate the typeface , the worse the problem . |
| 5 | As a general rule , the older and more stable the community , the more difficult it is to penetrate . |
| 6 | The snorting grew louder and more ferocious every second , and the whoomph-whoomphs of thick hot steam came pouring out , thicker than ever . |
| 7 | We must fill our minds with the utmost of irrelevant information so that things we look at will remind us of other things and the more distant and more ridiculous the analogy , the higher the chance of the idea being really valuable . |
| 8 | The wilder and more extensive the view , the better she liked it . |
| 9 | The wider and more drastic the clause , the more care must be taken to bring it to the buyer 's attention . |