Example sentences of "[det] than [det] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now they would pay no more than that on a meal for two . ’ |
| 2 | Sometimes there is more than that to a lynching , as the work of Lino Jose Durrewald showed . |
| 3 | 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 ] . |
| 4 | Inside the cabin , the Golf is now looking fairly outdated but the instruments are still easy to use and effective , four adults can be carried in reasonable comfort and the huge boot will swallow more than enough for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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Therefore , it is quite possible that the actual amount of stamp duty paid may be considerably less than that on a share sale . |