Example sentences of "[det] than [adj] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No more than usual in a prison this size , ’ the Governor answered without looking at the other man . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | This is more than adequate for an SLR unit . |
| 4 | We were very , very angry and more than ready for a fight . |
| 5 | I cant remember who they played last night , but I think the win will mean they will be more than happy with a point . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | A levels are notoriously less than perfect as a vehicle for showing this . |
| 8 | For the reader , however , an art defined as national , made as cohesive and marketable as possible , may be less than convincing as an entity ; it may be that within a survey or an anthology there are just a limited number of interesting and attractive works . |
| 9 | 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 . |