Example sentences of "[was/were] [art] good than a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 An unsuccessful artist was no better than a lunatic in the eyes of these people .
2 Equally , a feminist who left a meeting , went home and jumped into bed with hubbie or boyfriend , was no better than a member of the fifth column .
3 There was Mrs Moore , the dentist 's wife , mother of his friend who had committed suicide because life did not seem worth living ; and there was Mary Johnson 's mother looking as prim as a prune , not knowing that her daughter was no better than a streetwalker .
4 In dress he was no better than a brickwork tramp , though , in fairness , he wore a tie .
5 Her mother said that what he was doing was no better than a husband who runs off with another woman .
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