Example sentences of "[pron] be [art] [adj -er] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself . |
| 2 | You 're no better than a Hitler . ’ |
| 3 | Smaller she grew , and smaller yet , till she was no larger than a monkey . |
| 4 | Picking up the axe as though it were no heavier than a bread-knife , Jos indicated the unsplit wood . |
| 5 | ‘ And so will her son , though he 's no bigger than a rabbit . ’ |
| 6 | It was as heavy as an ox in spite of the fact that it was no taller than a young steer , and a green and greasy liquid flowed from its wounds . |
| 7 | Burun cursed , and Rostov saw that the straw circle had been moved back and turned sideways so that it was no wider than a man 's forearm . |
| 8 | In dress he was no better than a brickwork tramp , though , in fairness , he wore a tie . |