Example sentences of "[pers pn] 's [adj] than [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's better than getting a locum in — they cost the earth and sometimes do more harm than good . |
| 2 | Oh it 's better than buying a new one is n't it ? |
| 3 | it 's better than throwing a lot of stuff away . |
| 4 | It would n't be mine , but it 's better than having a could , why did n't you just get a little false tooth like the girl did ? |
| 5 | Well it 's better than spending a lot of money |
| 6 | ‘ It 's worse than having a teething baby , ’ Ruby grumbled . |
| 7 | erm Somebody on this morning 's course said that they quite like answering machines , they use them like note pads , and they ring up people they know have got an answering machine so they can just leave a message , they say it 's quicker than writing a letter , and it 's easier than talking to them for hours , you can just ring them up and leave a message on their answering machine like a sort of note pad , which I had n't thought of , but I suppose it 's rather good , is n't it ! |
| 8 | Sometimes it 's quicker than buyin' a pack of fags in the pub . ’ |