Example sentences of "[be] a [adj] [conj] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps ‘ salvation by grace , experienced in listening to the preaching or reading of the biblical word , and in affirming the literal interpretation of that word ’ might be a better if clumsier phrase . |
| 2 | This is to be a longer and harder fight than any of them have ever witnessed at Sinatra 's or the Rainbow or any one of dozens of warehouses and car parks . |
| 3 | The researchers , at University College , London , and Nottingham , say the test would not replace the smear but would be an effective and cheaper alternative than referring all women with slightly abnormal results for colposcopy . |
| 4 | It 's a better and deeper grave than any I 've seen . |
| 5 | When I first loaded up the pack I really thought it would be a bit top heavy — it 's a longer and slimmer pack than most British models — but I was delighted to discover that my fears were unfounded . |
| 6 | An alternative to a cording set is a draw rod , which is a simpler and cheaper method of operating curtains without handling them . |
| 7 | This latest derivative is a cheaper and tamer Turbo , true , but as it comes under the two vital company car tax breaks points ( 2000cc and £19,250 ) , its role is clear . |
| 8 | IT should first be reported that the refurbished Town Crier , Darlington Council 's magazine , is a slicker and worthier product than its 18 predecessors . |
| 9 | ‘ Please , sir , ’ says Management B , ‘ I have n't really raised my prices ; I have actually produced what is a new and better article , so much better than those of my competitors that , although my price is much above theirs , I have full order books and the retailers tell me they are accumulating waiting lists . ’ |
| 10 | The lowest common multiple is a larger or higher number than the H.C.F. |
| 11 | There is the sweet temptation to add , however , that there is a bad but better argument of the same form . |
| 12 | So two years after they married and as the couple face divorce , Isabelle Duchesnay is a sadder and wiser woman , aware now that she would always have come second to his work in her husband 's affections and that , because of her role in Chris 's life , Jayne Torvill turned into the spectre at the feast . |
| 13 | ( There is a third and rarer form of hydrogen , known as tritium , where the proton is joined by two neutrons . |
| 14 | It was a simpler and better story . |
| 15 | It was a darker and meaner crime than even Joyce 's account suggested . |