Example sentences of "[det] than [adj] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His career spanned 25 years ( 1832–1857 ) and he achieved lasting fame by scoring no fewer than 162 during a match played on ice in 1841 . |
| 2 | In fact , the British had hardly any ( often fewer than two to a battalion ) but their infantrymen had mastered rapid rifleshooting . |
| 3 | Now they would pay no more than that on a meal for two . ’ |
| 4 | Sometimes there is more than that to a lynching , as the work of Lino Jose Durrewald showed . |
| 5 | ‘ No more than usual in a prison this size , ’ the Governor answered without looking at the other man . |
| 6 | Never more than competent as a draughtsman himself , Kempe was adept at selecting and training young designers and craftsmen to carry out schemes under his direction . |
| 7 | A report has recommended that logging in the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest region of the USA be cut by more than half as a means of sustaining them in the long term and protecting their wildlife [ see EDs passim ] . |
| 8 | Inside the cabin , the Golf is now looking fairly outdated but the instruments are still easy to use and effective , four adults can be carried in reasonable comfort and the huge boot will swallow more than enough for a weekend away . |
| 9 | We were very , very angry and more than ready for a fight . |
| 10 | Appalled by the Flight 103 disaster , perhaps more than most as a result of his recent experiences , but still entirely unaware of any possible connection between his Cyprus assignment and the bombing , Coleman appeared with Tom Brokaw on NBC 's ‘ Nightly News ’ without realizing that , inactive or not , he was still expected to clear such engagements first with the DIA . |
| 11 | I cant remember who they played last night , but I think the win will mean they will be more than happy with a point . |
| 12 | There was slight muddying of some tones , and the bass end could be made so heavy that it wiped out the rest of the mix , but with some careful EQ'ing during mixdown I ended up with a result which would be more than acceptable as a demo tape . |
| 13 | It is a category , as we have seen , which encompasses a range of disabilities from Down 's syndrome ( whose victims may even learn to read or write ) to microcephaly ( where the manifestations of life are no more than those of a vegetable ) and these differences are usually of account . |
| 14 | He was in good shape and in good heart , and although it was known that he did not run up to his best at Cheltenham , the conditions would suit him much more than those of a year ago and few opposed him . |
| 15 | THE two bosses who cut their own pay to less than that of a trainee to preserve jobs set a fine example in these tough times . |
| 16 | Therefore , it is quite possible that the actual amount of stamp duty paid may be considerably less than that on a share sale . |
| 17 | A levels are notoriously less than perfect as a vehicle for showing this . |
| 18 | Samuel Johnson , the lexicographer and wit was among those who , given the mortality rates of seamen and their privations on board , thought it nothing less than cruel for a father to take Campbell 's advice and commit his son to a life at sea . |
| 19 | If two strange males meet , they box and wrestle , emitting a succession of sounds at between 40 000 and 70 000 hertz , each lasting less than seven-hundredths of a second . |