Example sentences of "[adj] was [adj] than [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was better than the label on the bottle of Camp coffee . |
| 2 | This was better than the book of the same name . |
| 3 | ‘ And this was cheaper than an aeroplane . |
| 4 | This was wider than the path , and there were hoof-marks and fresh horse droppings . |
| 5 | This was fewer than the number of people looking at a daily newspaper . |
| 6 | He did not turn up to the funeral when his friend died , and for me this was sadder than the loss of the vicar who had found peace and hope before he died . |
| 7 | The fear of abandonment and being on their own was stronger than the discomfort of the existing situation . |
| 8 | On the facts , the benefit of the second contract price being depressed was greater than the loss caused by the breach of the first contract . |
| 9 | That was better than the OECD ( Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ) European average of 106 falling to 89 over the same period . |
| 10 | Even that was better than the silence that surrounded the house at night , though . |