Example sentences of "than [pron] be a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the ‘ Britain 's ugliest group ’ tag that 's hung around their neck since the start , the Inspirals are a better band to look at than they were a few years back . |
| 2 | Will my right hon. Friend reflect on the fact that when he attends those international meetings and many others in the EC he will discover that Britain 's standing , authority and reputation are vastly higher than they were a few years ago ? |
| 3 | To this extent , we may consider society today to be healthier than it was a few decades ago . |
| 4 | Certainly more confident now than it was a few days ago . |
| 5 | It is a great deal more professional than it was a few years ago comparable with the standards of other types of consultancies and partnership firms , and is attracting an altogether higher quality of person than was previously the case . |
| 6 | he 's better than he was a few years ago and |