Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] than [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manchester scored higher than its share of North Side units merited in terms of general and investor loan activity but , unlike Allegheny West and Central North Side , was amongst the more deprived neighbourhoods and showed a lesser tendency to revitalise by 1980 . |
| 2 | The book took more than its share of the available table space ; but at least she had a legitimate job . |
| 3 | As the weekly parcel issue decreased from one to a half you began to notice who took more than his share of the butter or the jam and though you felt mean for noticing it you went on being mean . |
| 4 | John saw more than his share of violence as manager of Wilkie House , Edinburgh University 's function room in the Cowgate . |
| 5 | This proved stronger than her irritation at the surprise in the young doctor 's face . |
| 6 | Time and again their commitment to doing a good job proved stronger than their commitment to looking good and it was out of this honesty that many of the insights ( if such they be ) in this book arose . |
| 7 | His choice had more than its share of steps and when he eventually arrived on a pleasant terrace overlooking the harbour , a pounding in his chest reminded him once more that he was middle-aged . |
| 8 | In 1924 the Committee had more than its quota of ‘ touchy ’ problems , including prosecuting four boys for theft on the course , and precipitating the resignation of an unrepentant member who refused to apologise for ungentlemanly conduct ! |
| 9 | Because of the unusually large number of old folk living at Low Birk Hatt we had more than our share of funerals and everything was made worse when Daddy died at such a young age . |
| 10 | Reagan throughout his political career had more than his share of good fortune and he had the luck to begin by facing a weak and inept opponent ; Christopher was ill equipped to meet the demands of appearing on television , and , according to one authority , he ‘ conduc-ted one of the most ineffective campaigns in California 's political history ’ . |
| 11 | My right leg remained shorter than my left by about half an inch . |
| 12 | Fairly early in Take a girl like you , Patrick delivers himself of an unqualified condemnation of women , which is followed by a sentence from the narrator concerning and presumably condemning Patrick 's attitude to Jenny at that stage , as a girl to be taken and left : ‘ He wanted more than his share of her before anybody else had any . ’ |
| 13 | The numbers of Malays and Burghers in the force remained greater than their strength in the population as a whole , but to a much lesser extent than earlier . |