Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] [adv] [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may go even further than the Long Drive , he 'd said . |
| 2 | and while I started off thinking I might finish up better than I started |
| 3 | But Basil encouraged and even found some tiny portion of my painting which could be developed though he agreed that I might copy more easily than imagine and he gave me a mounted butterfly to draw . |
| 4 | I figured I might have rather less than ten seconds to beat the ascending Mamba to the balcony , from there I 'd take the door which leads to the vast western attics and unexplored spaces beyond . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't need it but I 'll do much better than that . |
| 6 | ‘ If that 's the case I 'll stay out longer than I 'd planned , and do you a favour ! ’ |
| 7 | I could do no better than use the graphic terms in which my hon. Friend described Labour 's position . |
| 8 | I could go much faster than they could . |
| 9 | I , I would hope even sooner than that . |
| 10 | There are three strands of answer to this , each of which has much purchase ; I can do no better than to let the espousers of the three strands speak for themselves . |
| 11 | I can do no better than to quote Thos . |
| 12 | I can do no better than give it my full recommendation . |
| 13 | I can do no better than to draw the attention of the House to this statement in Labour 's charter for sport : ’ We will review the composition and powers of the Sports Council to free them from political bias ’ . |
| 14 | I can do no better than to quote from the trust application document . |
| 15 | Now , if you had an opportunity of glancing at the leaflet already you will have seen that the leader for this July 's er , weekend is is Mr Henry and , I do n't think I can do any better than to spend two minutes of the time that we 've got in asking Henry if he would say a word or two of introduction to the theme for this year . |
| 16 | For example sulphur troxide dinitrogen tetroxide diiodine hexachloride Alternatively , where a binary compound contains an element which may exist in more than one oxidation state , the oxidation number is indicated . |
| 17 | Entries which may take up more than one line must end with an END-OF keyword related to the initial keyword ; e.g. END-OF-CLASSIFICATIONS . |
| 18 | In effect , this is a small boiler which will run more cheaply than an electric one and will reduce dependence on a single fuel . |
| 19 | In addition , soldiers in Saudi Arabia will get some protection from their gas masks , which will filter out more than 99% of aerosol particles . |
| 20 | We fought for them to come to the Assembly , where they could speak their minds and meet the Africans they never meet , and together listen to the Almighty Who might know better even than they what is best for the country . |
| 21 | At least you 'll know exactly rather than sort of saying well |
| 22 | It was her first Party conference , and she was certain she could do far better than them . |
| 23 | Yes , see who I mean I ca n't think of anybody who 's in the reserves who could do any better than the lot that are in , in at the moment . |
| 24 | Louts who could go no further than ill-thought-out violence on street corners . |
| 25 | He had been immersed in the clean up work for nearly a month and he wanted to be with friends who restore and collect aircraft and who could empathise more fully than most with him about the size of the task and who also might offer some constructive ideas ‘ At first I was in shock , it was too much to comprehend ’ , shared Kermit . |
| 26 | If she stayed in England with him , she 'd learn much faster than shovelling horse-shit in New Zealand and being made to get up early in the morning . |
| 27 | You 'd think more so than a big Tesco 's because you would n't think lots of people |
| 28 | If you are elderly or widowed , organisations like Age Concern and CRUSE will actually help you with the practical details and , if not in either of these categories , you could do no better than go to your nearest Citizens ' Advice Bureau for some help . |
| 29 | If you gathered I ounce of it , you could wipe out more than two and a half million people . |
| 30 | However , you will go no further than two miles from the barracks , you will behave in a manner that befits a Royal Fusilier and you will report back to the guardroom sober as a judge at one minute before nine . |