Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adj] than [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seen from above in flight , primaries appear paler than rest of wing . |
| 2 | Such an eventuality — which no one who had studied the results of Irish elections could suppose to be quite improbable — would put us back to February 1974 , when Labour with 37.1% had fewer votes than the Conservatives with 37.9% , but with 301 seats won more than the Conservatives with 297 ; or to 1951 , when the Conservatives with 48.0% had fewer votes than Labour with 48.8% , but with 321 seats won more than labour with 295 . |
| 3 | It is , in my view , necessary for the plaintiffs to do more than point to the provisions of the statute . |
| 4 | Shinwell 's remarks did less than justice to both men who , in their own fashion , had a genuine concern for the welfare of seamen and their organisation . |
| 5 | We took the view that this was a misplaced use , both of the finances required as it would divert money away from community provision , but also that there were no success criteria guaranteed other than removal from community . |