Example sentences of "be [adj -er] than a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Full colour TV cameras are now available that are smaller than a packet of Polos whilst the definition of monitors is better than ever . |
| 2 | Although my hand may be bigger than a lot of people 's , it 's still a hand — it 's not a block of wood . |
| 3 | A moorland parish will obviously be larger than a parish in a fertile area that was densely settled in early times ; a church that was an Anglo-Saxon missionary centre will usually have a larger parish than one that was founded later . |
| 4 | After all , what could be better than a get-together with local musicians , listening to your favourite gear played how it should be played , and the all-important bottle of Carlsberg ! |
| 5 | Even for a paedophile , life in Russia might be better than a cell in Long Lartin prison . |
| 6 | As an early morning reviver , or a welcome mid-morning break what could be better than a cup of your favourite coffee ? |
| 7 | A 20th century solution would be cheaper than a replication of what was there before . |
| 8 | The condition of the original internal structures and existing buildings was so bad that cost studies showed that , as well as offering higher standards of fire and sound insulation , the provision of an entirely new structure within the retained shell of the building would be cheaper than a process of repairing and upgrading the surviving framing . |
| 9 | Simply stated , the argument is that the cost of capital of a corporation with management that trades on inside information will be higher than a corporation with management that does not engage in such trading . |
| 10 | At work , emotional needs are stronger than a lot of people realise ; by letting people know that you have them , and identifying theirs , you can gain influence . |
| 11 | For me , this job is easier than a game of croquet … |
| 12 | If you want to en try and ensure that you 're going to have a self sustained community , one hundred percent , you make sure that presumably you 've got a show case cinema with fifteen screens there , er a B and Q , erm a whole range of of facilities that nobody ever needs leave , erm erm erm er that new settlement , the reality of the real world of course is that all settlements to a greater or lesser degree , er have a relationship with other er larger scale settlements , now then let's look at the new settlement , fourteen hundred dwellings , we estimate that that is going to be of the order of around three thousand three hundred people , now that is sizeable , it is not small , it is larger than a number of the small market towns er in North Yorkshire , like Boroughbridge , Settle , it is a significant development erm erm and within it erm there will be a requirement er be a requirement for a a a primary school , it justifies that . |
| 13 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 14 | You have to admit , she 's better than a kick in the wot-nots ! |
| 15 | I think moving 's better than a week of I V P . |
| 16 | A grand view of Horse Guards Parade — oh well it 's better than a view of John and Norma Major . |
| 17 | This is better than a night at the Follies . |
| 18 | What is better than a run in the car followed by a good meal in a country inn or a pleasant roadhouse ? |
| 19 | It 's smaller than a sheet of A4 paper , and is only 1.25 inches thick , so it 's an ideal travelling companion . |
| 20 | For her part Piaf once told her sister , ‘ You ca n't have a house without a man , Momone , it is worse than a day without sunshine . ’ |
| 21 | As a sport it 's safer than a lot of other outdoor sports , including rock climbing . |
| 22 | But I do n't feel as if , I mean it 's it 's not the most pleasant thing in the world but it 's certainly fucking sa it 's safer than a lot of their more easier to put on and take off than and fucking safer and more effective than a lot of their contraception devices . |
| 23 | However , a baby seat is safer than a carrycot for your baby . |
| 24 | Manager Frank Gray said : ‘ I think the standard of the Third Division is higher than a lot of people expected . |
| 25 | A cruise descent is kinder than a glide for the engine : try to make this your normal procedure except when inappropriate e.g. on a practice forced landing . |
| 26 | It would be nice to say that the tiny frogs thought long and hard about the new flower , about life in the old flower , about the need to explore , about the possibility that the world was bigger than a pool with petals around the edge . |
| 27 | Well that , thought Dalgliesh wryly , was better than a note in the parish magazine , a telephone call to the daily papers or a sermon next Sunday on the phenomenon of stigmata and the inscrutable wisdom of providence . |
| 28 | And he was cleverer than a bag of monkeys , as his mother used to say , and would outwit them all . |
| 29 | The Madness place in history was safer than a bet on a six-legged greyhound , so why did the once-magnificent seven and now decidedly muddled seven decide to blow their credibility and slop into the comeback trail ? |