Example sentences of "than his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His critique of the alternative is more convincing than his defence of the status quo . |
| 2 | In terms of setting up his particular theoretical perspective , Bourdieu 's reactions to structuralism have been more crucial than his response to action theories . |
| 3 | Botham may find himself having to bowl rather more than his contract anticipated , and with nearly half the team aged 35 or more they will need a fit physio-therapist . |
| 4 | As he prodded around all the dreamy romantic feelings she experienced when he kissed her disappeared and all she could think of was when would he stop , and could n't he please just hold her again , very close , with the firm bulge of his body against her , far more erotic through several layers of clothes than his scratching , poking finger . |
| 5 | This Sir William 's uncle was a genial and uncomplicated individual of middle years , lacking his late brother 's energy and drive but considerably easier to deal with than his nephew , indeed seeming to find most of life much to his taste . |
| 6 | Only now did the Tsar discover that the Bulgar was none other than his nephew , Prince Milosh Voinovitch . |
| 7 | And I think it 's this , rather than his homosexuality , which largely explains Proust 's extremely negative view of love . |
| 8 | Elisha was a gentler person than his master and proved to be a wise adviser to the kings of Israel , with the result that the danger from the Syrians was outwitted and avoided . |
| 9 | It was a complete caricature of Schleiermacher when Hegel remarked that on this account a dog must be more religious than his master , because even more completely dependent . |
| 10 | This was more frightening than his frown . |
| 11 | One may guess at the Spaniard 's dismay when Moctezuma passed him some lumps of greenstone enjoining him to hand them to none other than his prince . |
| 12 | But in 1795 came another demand , so the promise/contract was broken , for he was spending £45,000 a year more than his income . |
| 13 | It is to be hoped that Gluck 's judgments on wine are better than his knowledge of English poetry . |
| 14 | Gordon 's erudition , based on the use of primary sources , extended to Europe , and his acquaintance with minor Protestant groups , such as the Mennonites , Collegiants , Anabaptists , and Familists , was hardly less intimate than his knowledge of tiny English sects , such as the Traskites and the Muggletonians . |
| 15 | Even in the first century A.D. the author of the Periplus maris Erythraei can not find a better accomplishment for a king of Ethiopia — to counterbalance his notorious greed for money — than his knowledge of Greek . |
| 16 | This may be preferable to the opposite mistake ( where someone 's understanding is far stronger than his faith ) , but a better way is to develop both faith and understanding together . |
| 17 | It was he who pronounced in open court that a husband was entitled to beat his wife so long as the rod he used was no thicker than his thumb . |
| 18 | He yearned to reach London , was no less anxious than his uncle and his brother to reach the capital — and yet he had the curious feeling that time was not on his side . |
| 19 | In particular he found opportunity to complain about Childebert 's policies towards the Visigoths , with whom he cultivated more cordial relations than his uncle felt was proper . |
| 20 | In many ways , the framework developed in this and the following chapters is consistent with Paasi 's definition of a region rather than his usage of place . |
| 21 | But his nature was stronger than his conscience , his instinct more powerful than his reason . |
| 22 | The debuting vocalist therefore spent the entire set stooping to sing through a microphone a foot shorter than his requirement , hardly a sure-fire confidence booster . |
| 23 | More remarkable than his treatment of the mistress as recipient or subject-matter of the sonnets is Shakespeare 's treatment of the man who fills that role in the first 126 poems . |
| 24 | Sinopoli 's interpretation of Elgar 's First Symphony is less controversial than his treatment of the Second ( 2/89 ) . |
| 25 | He had always been the gentleman with her , and if , at times , he had regretted what he would ultimately do to her , because he had begun to care for her more than his plan demanded , he could not let that deter him . |
| 26 | I think if parents are concerned and feel that their child is brighter than his performance shows , then it is time they took some action . |
| 27 | Not so : the recruit of today is generally better educated and more enquiring than his counterpart of previous decades . |
| 28 | Another training officer at this firm was a married man , less extravagant and more self-disciplined than his counterpart , although lacking his flair . |
| 29 | THE latest statistics show that a man retiring in Edinburgh is likely to live four years longer than his counterpart in Glasgow , it was stated yesterday . |
| 30 | Ethel 's silent opinion was that Thomas 's strong point lay very much lower down than his brain . |