Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [prep] [det] than [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | English China Clays , a company formed at the end of the First World War , inherited the wastelands of more than a century of china clay workings , and then increased their extent . |
| 2 | In the aftermath of Kristallnacht the NL had to be treated by the authorities as more than an eccentric lunatic fringe organization . |
| 3 | There is a story that when the Ordnance Surveyors started to revise the original primary triangulation of the United Kingdom , they looked up the notebooks of more than a century previously . |
| 4 | Shelter 's latest research shows that social work departments have had responsibility at some time for the lives of more than a third of all homeless people . |
| 5 | On the plus side the harness and especially the hip belt is extremely comfortable , its extra wide shape wrapping round the hips with more than a hint of luxury . |
| 6 | If the buyer retains the goods for more than a reasonable length of time without informing the seller that he rejects them . |
| 7 | If the auctioneer , by mistake , forgets that there is a reserve price and knocks down the goods at less than the reserve price , there is no sale . |
| 8 | Last season 's national finalists Watchorn Alfreton , of Derbyshire , may have left their title challenge a little late this year , but notched up their first victory in three games to jump up two places in the tables with more than a little help from experienced manager Ashley Broomhead . |
| 9 | He moved the rest of the boxes in less than a minute . |
| 10 | The professions , by contrast , welcomed the majority of the recommendations with more than a hint of relief . |