Example sentences of "[prep] more [noun sg] than [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The partial remedy , for no one could think of exhaustive response , was to clear London and other big cities of children aged under fifteen , the sick and the handicapped : all those who were of more hindrance than help to the defence effort . |
| 2 | On either side , white-painted kerb stones glowed faintly through the blackness as she walked with the rest towards the sound of the dancing , for ears were of more use than eyes in the blackout . |
| 3 | Baldwin showed them some of the curiosities of the house and gave them tea in the Long Gallery , which lie described with more pride than accuracy as ‘ the finest room in England ’ . |
| 4 | He scrambled over the wall and fell with more haste than skill into the enclosed , sun-warmed garden below . |
| 5 | Boardwalk bounded along with more enthusiasm than grace at the head of the second group while two horses , including the favourite , made the running some three lengths clear of her . |
| 6 | Perhaps the decision was made because it was here that Manzoni fell when attempting to negotiate a stairway with more enthusiasm than regard for his age . |
| 7 | As they reached the door she glanced down at the small flower bed which gardeners in the congregation were trying to cultivate with more optimism than success in the unrewarding soil at the side of the path . |