Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] [adj] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But please leave out the 0–60 in 7.5 seconds , forget that it 's faster than a Ferrari Mondial from 50 to 70 m.p.h . |
| 2 | What stopped me in my tracks was a sentence reading , ‘ The dung beetle program really can not be justified on the grounds that it is cheaper than a horse ’ . |
| 3 | British Coal , one of the few companies still nationalised , has the unenviable task of proving to its customers that it is more than a dinosaur of the industrial revolution , slouching towards privatisation and a slow demise . |
| 4 | Nobody pretended that it was other than a one-way process . |
| 5 | Although its size is not yet known , suggestions have been made that it was larger than a normal auxiliary fort and may have accommodated either a vexillation , possibly of Legio IX , whose tile-works may have been situated some 8 km ( 5 miles ) south of Carlisle at Scalesceugh , ( though the stamped tiles from there may belong to a slightly later period ) , or the Ala Petriana before its transfer to Stanwix over the river . |
| 6 | And I have a feeling- ’ She now drew in a long breath before resuming ‘ And it 's more than a feeling , it 's a certainty that , although we 're leaving here , being forced to leave here , we 'll return , for this is our home . |
| 7 | But if he suffers to this extent by comparison with Barth , he towers over most other theologians of his generation ; and it is more than a little sad that two men so gifted and with so much in common should not have managed to remain closer to each other . |
| 8 | If it is less than a hundred-per cent change , ignore it ; you are studying the wrong system or have designed the wrong experiment , he insisted . |
| 9 | My main concern is how much of the network would become ‘ prohibited ’ ; if it 's more than a fraction , I would prefer the present undefined arrangements . |
| 10 | They 're the only times really and as with the I B M the I B M people 's the company I B M said if it 's more than a page is it really worth sending it out . |
| 11 | IF it 's more than a small amount that you 're drinking and also a regular thing then booze may not be quite as harmless as you think . |
| 12 | If it 's more than a few years old . |
| 13 | London chain Zoo is amongst those now promoting a scalp pummelling from trained specialists — it sets you back £20 , but it 's better than a flat top |
| 14 | Yes , O K then , right , because it 's more than a week away , I 'll give you a bell close to the time , just to make sure you , everything 's alright . |
| 15 | Er because it was more than a weeks wages . |
| 16 | Because it was easier than a bra and panties she had donned an ivory , gossamer-light teddy . |
| 17 | However , since it is more than a mere sign , it partakes of the reality it signifies and is a means of grace through which the atoning work of Christ is made effective in the life of the Christian . |