Example sentences of "[num] [adj] [noun] [adv] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of us in the industry feel that British Gas have broken the agreement by altering er the review dates , now put on a three monthly basis rather than a six monthly . |
| 2 | One enthusiastic supporter more than a century ago offered to go without pudding for a year to raise much-needed funds . |
| 3 | Investors prefer one clean business rather than a bundle . |
| 4 | For the Foxton summit the average quantity of water available per month was given as 15,000,000 cubic feet , and the estimated loss through evaporation and percolation was 16,000,000 cubic feet , indicating a basic deficiency of 1,000,000 cubic feet rather than a positive supply . |
| 5 | The capacity of any writing to act as an instructive auctoritee is scrutinized within the Nun 's Priest 's Tale in the auctoritees cited , all but one by Chauntecleer , in the " debate " over dreams which in reality consists of two opposed monologues rather than a dialogue . |