Example sentences of "it [be] [adv] [adj] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The top section of the mast snapped at the crosstrees as if it were less substantial than a toothpick . |
| 2 | ‘ I suppose the humans or whatever knew they would be coming back , and I 've been up and looked at the controls and , you know , it 's probably easier than the truck was , only of course there 's these extra levers for the hydraulics , but that should n't be a problem if there 's enough fuel , which … ’ |
| 3 | It 's slightly higher than the other . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It 's also shorter than the original version . |
| 6 | It 's even bigger than the buses that go past . |
| 7 | It 's less dangerous than the often-fatal Hepatitis B , but it can last up to four weeks , while full recovery may take three months . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It 's less formal than the consulting-room . ’ |
| 10 | Yes , yes , I mean this year , with the formula obviously , because the number of fire calls has dropped , it impacts upon er , as I say that , I do n't know whether the actual , the cost , the differential between the number of calls that have dropped and the drop in the S S A , whether it 's comparable , and I do n't suppose they 've got a measure of the drop , in S S A terms it 's far greater than the actual marginal costs of er , not attending those er , extra , extra fire calls . |
| 11 | And indeed , in efforts to des to also confirm our reasonableness in the figure that we 've put forward , despite the fact that it 's much higher than the counties , I have included in my submission , paragraph thirty nine , that there are a number of factors we could have taken into account , but have n't have chosen not to do so , er which would have in fact upped the dwelling requirement . |
| 12 | I tell you something , it 's much better than the operating table ! |
| 13 | It 's much cheaper than the show products . |
| 14 | it 's it 's legally bigger than the Empire but the Empire can get more people in cos he 's got upstairs and |
| 15 | The one we see with five years I said to Bet well it 's bloody cheaper than the one she 's , anyway I I I had enough money on my er thing so |
| 16 | It 's more ridiculous than a coincidence . |
| 17 | It 's more powerful than the regular injection models , but not quite as powerful as the full-blown turbos . |
| 18 | It 's not cheap but the dispenser means a little goes a long way and it 's more hygienic than a pot . |
| 19 | Although it 's more expensive than the regional wines , it is sold all over the country . |
| 20 | Er of course it 's , it 's , it 's I think it 's more longwinded than er I mean it 's the first time you 've fully got into it , and it 's more longwinded than the fifteen minutes allows you erm but I , I thought you were doing quite well to be honest . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
| 22 | We used to picnic below Michel 's tower , it was shut up — they told us it belonged to a French man of letters — it 's more sheltered than the villa . |
| 23 | ‘ Technology can help people who are non-musicians to express themselves , but it annoys me when these people say it 's more valid than the musicians who can actually play their instruments . ’ |
| 24 | An honourable offer from Covent Garden or Glyndebourne for a worthy artistic venture is acceptable , but ‘ if I have a feeling that someone 's dreaming of going to a small provincial European theatre because they 're offered 1,000 dollars and they think it 's more important than a whole season at the Kirov , I am so angry and upset that I am absolutely confident when I say do n't come back . |
| 25 | It 's certainly cheaper than the way you were doing it |
| 26 | But it 's still cheaper than a pub . |
| 27 | ‘ Guerillas In Tha Mist ’ is not a great album by Ice Cube 's standards , but it 's still stronger than the average hardcore LP . |
| 28 | text , picture , and it 's still smaller than the pictures that run every day in these oversize English papers . |
| 29 | It is slightly bigger than the other one is n't it ? |
| 30 | It is generally better than the flat plate as each battery or pod terminal mates with its own individual spring . |