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| 4 | Inside the cabin , the Golf is now looking fairly outdated but the instruments are still easy to use and effective , four adults can be carried in reasonable comfort and the huge boot will swallow more than enough for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 | Salaried partners Every salaried partner whose name appears on the firm 's stationery without distinction from the equity partners is a " principal " for the purposes of indemnity insurance whose personal responsibility for ensuring that the firm and all its members comply with the Indemnity Rules is no less than that of an equity partner . |
| 10 | Therefore , it is quite possible that the actual amount of stamp duty paid may be considerably less than that on a share sale . |