Example sentences of "'s [adv] [adj] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is true that water levels on the Alaskan coast , caused by tsunami , earthquake-related tidal waves , have risen over three hundred feet but this only happens when the sea-bed shallows close inshore : in the deep sea , although the tsunami can travel tremendously fast , two , perhaps three , hundred miles an hour , it 's rarely more than a ripple on the surface of the water . |
| 2 | It 's less common than a beef tapeworm , but more dangerous , because its larvae will settle into almost any part of the body , including eyes . |
| 3 | But it 's still cheaper than a pub . |
| 4 | It 's not cheap but the dispenser means a little goes a long way and it 's more hygienic than a pot . |
| 5 | It 's more ridiculous than a coincidence . |
| 6 | She 's more fat than a chip and he 's feeding her tons of stuff . |
| 7 | ‘ There are two routes , one being to take advantage of the Sunday trading debate , which we could turn around with slogans like ‘ Church — it 's more fun than a DIY shed ’ . |
| 8 | Do you think a four-poster 's more erotic than a divan ? |
| 9 | Your bum 's hardly bigger than a fist . |
| 10 | Lord Jim , for instance inside she 's really better than a house . " |
| 11 | She 's barely more than a child , he told himself again . |