Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] than [det] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When David Walker led the poll tax rebels of West Oxfordshire out of the tory fold many pundits expected the new Independents would be replaced by more compliant conservatives at the first electoral opportunity … but two years on independents still hold more than half the council wards . |
| 2 | Its cost is estimated at £6-£12 , compared to compact fluorescent bulbs , which cost around £13-£16 , but last less than half the time . |
| 3 | I love that land more than all the rest of the world . |
| 4 | The job losses , which affect more than half the workforce , are being made across the board affecting shopfloor workers , office staff and management . |
| 5 | In South Hams , for example , the towns of Totnes , Kingsbridge , Ivybridge and Dartmouth have not been designated ‘ rural ’ , and they contain more than half the council 's stock , with many houses located not on large estates but in pleasant settings . |
| 6 | ‘ I think , ’ she went on , ‘ now that we have more than half the land — and most of the best part — you must come out into the open . |
| 7 | As a single group the pieds noirs represent more than half the number of farmers in France ! |