Example sentences of "be [adj -er] [subord] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whoever had worked on the case in the laboratory would have been smarter than to leave any traces of the implant visible . |
| 2 | With the benefit of experience , the authors feel that a more sensitive , qualitative approach , possibly incorporating a few standardised items , would have been better than using standardised scales for the difficult task of assessing depression and dementia in elderly people . |
| 3 | Would a series of transparencies be better than overcrowding one frame ? |
| 4 | She tried to make light of the situation by telling the child this would be better than having some teeth out , which was planned for the following day . |
| 5 | Many agencies have tried to argue that using temporary workers can be cheaper than using permanent staff , because the employer pays only for the hours he needs and because the non-wage labour costs of agency workers are lower . |
| 6 | He claims that limiting greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere by such methods would be cheaper than using nuclear power or energy-efficiency as a means of combating global warming . |
| 7 | Huge sums will soon have to be spent to relieve road congestion ; persuading a proportion of the public to travel by a convenient alternative has already proved to be cheaper than building more roads in many areas . |
| 8 | Washing hospital sheets costs more , in some rich countries , than providing disposable bedding ; returning soft-drinks bottles through supermarkets to be refilled is dearer than using new ones each time . |
| 9 | This , of course , is easier than finding provable hypotheses for which we may expect evidence within the earth 's crust . |
| 10 | You mean it 's easier than having some creep loaded with policies pestering me at my digs — ’ |
| 11 | For patients with low levels of dependency , providing domiciliary care is cheaper than providing institutional care , but at high levels of dependency it becomes more expensive . |
| 12 | Still , whatever it is , it 's better than singing pathetic songs glorifying plane crashes … |
| 13 | Well I do n't mean to shorten the time , it 's better than playing all day . |
| 14 | This is better than using thick foundation to cover scars . ’ |
| 15 | It 's worse than organizing several zoos ( several zoos ) , |
| 16 | It 's worse than organizing several zoos ( several zoos ) , |
| 17 | If demand is greater than expected more shares can be clawed back from allocations earmarked for institutional and overseas investors . |
| 18 | If demand is greater than expected more shares can be clawed back from allocations earmarked for institutional and overseas investors . |