Example sentences of "than an average [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How much taller was this polar bear than an average man ? |
| 2 | This means in turn that they must be shining almost unbelievably brightly — perhaps 100 or more times than an average galaxy . |
| 3 | The smoke from most cigars and pipe tobaccos has a higher tar content than that from cigarettes but because most life-long cigar and pipe smokers do not inhale , they take in less tar than an average cigarette smoker . |
| 4 | The smoke from most cigars and pipe tobaccos has a higher tar content than that from cigarettes but because most life-long cigar and pipe smokers ( ‘ primary smokers ’ ) do not inhale , they take in less tar than an average cigarette smoker . |
| 5 | The point we sought to make , Mr Smith , was that it was ludicrous to assume — as Ford has — that millions of people aspire to nothing better than an average car , and to note that the master marketeers will probably get away with peddling mediocrity yet again . |
| 6 | There is little doubt Brits are among the world 's most powerful boulderers , but put them on anything higher than an average cellar roof and they climb , with very few exceptions , like pumped , nervous and confused lemmings . |