Example sentences of "than [subord] [pers pn] have been a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Into the Home territory beyond they had to go fairly warily , but less so than if they had been a weaker company , not because of fears that the Homes would betray them to Dunbar but in that they were always jealous of their declared rights to decide who should enter their country and what they should pay for the privilege ; but two hundred and fifty well-armed men in tight formation carried their own safe-conduct , and they rode through without challenge . |
| 2 | Peach , who often sat on the chestnut leaf table , marking it no more than if he had been a fluffy cushion or a nightdress-case cat , watched gravely from the basket in which he was wise enough to sit when at home on Sundays . |
| 3 | The decision was that it was unlawful direct discrimination because Mr James had been treated differently than if he had been a woman . |
| 4 | He moved lithely , carrying her with no more effort than if she 'd been a baby . |
| 5 | The bees just crawled over her , paying no more heed to her than if she had been a treestump . |