Example sentences of "[adj] than [v-ing] [art] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Her measures are simpler [ than Clare 's ] and she appears not to think of anything more audacious than writing a few forms skilfully and with point .
2 They say giving someone a patch is far cheaper than treating the same person for heart disease or lung cancer .
3 Preparing for this Assembly involves much more than booking a few halls and sending out invitations .
4 Some day the boffins 'll make games with massive levels , innovative features , loads to see and do , much more than blasting a few planes and balloons . ’
5 ‘ I think other things are more important than sharing the same profession .
6 ‘ You might enjoy that kind of thing , ’ he said with more than a touch of irritation , ‘ but I have other matters to see to , more important than shifting a few papers about . ’
7 This stage of training an owl is much more difficult than doing the same stage with a falcon , because with a falcon you just stick a hood over its head and let it get used to all the different noises .
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