Example sentences of "[adv] [adj -er] [conj] [art] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The burrow , on the other hand , may be just one section of a warren or it may be a single burrow system which is much smaller than a warren and exists in isolation from other rabbit holes . |
| 2 | The male is a little larger than the female and has very bright orange ventral fins when in breeding colouration . |
| 3 | Roll out the remaining red fondant to a circle a little larger than the cake and use to cover the top of the postbox , overlapping the fondant ‘ collar ’ slightly all the way round . |
| 4 | It was hardly wider than a car and somebody had parked a van halfway along . |
| 5 | The room we sat in contained two television sets , two oak sideboards , slightly lower than the ceiling and four clocks all stopped at different times . |
| 6 | If you have decided to use a mount , the card or fabric should be cut slightly smaller than the mount and then taped to it securely . |
| 7 | And for the gentlest simmer you have ever seen , you choose a pan that 's slightly smaller than the Disc and the heat will spread evenly through the base of the pan . |
| 8 | The Inch Loss Plan Diet is slightly stricter than the Hip and Thigh Diet in order to get the greatest benefit in just one month . |
| 9 | To hang the quilt , tack a hooked side of Velcro tape to a batten slightly narrower than the quilt and fix to the wall . |
| 10 | As veteran commentator George Melly remarked : ‘ The trad boom was both unexpected and untypical ; its heroes were far older than the norm and had been around for much longer ; the emphasis was instrumental rather than vocal ; the sexual aspect was almost non-existent . ’ |
| 11 | It was certainly better than the sandwich and a can of beer that she 'd expected ; if this had been the late and unlamented Eddie she 'd probably have been faced with a walk to the nearest carry-out to find that he 'd finished off the beer in her absence . |