Example sentences of "[was/were] in [adj] [noun sg] than [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least two of the five he had brought back with him were in worse case than he ; and Adam , who had perhaps come off lightest in actual injuries , was by no means to be envied for that , for the same story Owen had to tell to the Prince , Adam was at this moment telling to Gilleis . |
| 2 | He later reported that they were in worse condition than he had first thought and doubted whether they were fit for the job . |
| 3 | Ironically , during the war years , the pitch was in better condition than it had ever been , as it was given over to the growing of carrots and potatoes . |
| 4 | When the doors closed on the place in which I had dwelled , and I found myself alone in the world of Men , I was in more agony than you could dream exists . |
| 5 | I was in more pain than I think I have ever experienced . |