Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [adj] than a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking back to the period between the two world wars and even to that of 1939–45 , any newcomer to the scene would have foreseen nothing other than a future of amicable and mutually beneficial co-operation . |
| 2 | Next is Aled Williams of Bridgend , whose consistency in domestic matches , which might not be transferred to internationals , should have earned him more than a replacement honour ( out of position ) against Namibia in 1990 . |
| 3 | Handsome young rascal with hands that had never lifted anything heavier than a pen by the look of them . |
| 4 | Readers may be surprised to learn that I have never owned anything larger than a 48″ × 18″ × 18″ , though at one point many years ago a 72″ × 18″ ( angle iron , with a divided front like the windscreen in very old Morris Minors ) nearly came to live with me . |
| 5 | Dickins had had nothing more than a back pass and a free-kick to deal with in the first 30 minutes but showed signs of nervousness when Bull challenged for a Birch free-kick . |
| 6 | ‘ You 've known her less than a week , Mike , ’ he protested . |
| 7 | ‘ But I 've never known him closer than a mile to a pick-up . |
| 8 | She had known him less than a week , yet it seemed natural to turn to him . |
| 9 | She 'd known him less than a week and was already on to his annoying habits . |
| 10 | But to argue that such developments marked anything more than a beginning would be to over-estimate the significance of what was done . |
| 11 | Doctors have given her more than a fighting chance and I just have that to cling to . ’ |
| 12 | Since membership required nothing more than a signature , it is difficult to assess the real weight of the movement . |