Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [pers pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | They claim to be nearer than us to the European consensus , but they are as far from reality as they ever were . |
2 | If anyone is going to break it they are going to have to be better than me over the first fifty metres , so it 's going to be difficult . |
3 | ‘ Chelsea worked hard and they were better than us in the second half . ’ |
4 | But I think , you know to make perhaps an obvious point , the comparison is made with West Germany , it 's not made with what er Japan or , or er America for instance are proposing to do , which is less than us at the present time . |
5 | They exchanged meaningful glances from time to time — and it was apparent that his brother was as troubled as he by the disturbing events . |
6 | The air was full of sounds — the jangle of reins or goat bells , noises — could they travel so far ? — of parties making for , perhaps already on , the lake ready to take advantage of the promised full moon , dog barkings , cow lowings , sheep , horses : the town and its fjords of fields was as restless as he with the hidden cries of the night . |
7 | Just the same as you with the other game . |