Example sentences of "it was [adj] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was better than a pantomime , but with one big difference . |
| 2 | It was better than a cockfight , and even better than the Battle . |
| 3 | It was better than an analgesic in her blood . |
| 4 | It was blacker than a coal heaver 's codpiece in a Blitz blackout . |
| 5 | It was worse than a mountain — it was a maze ; and how intricate its twists I soon discovered . |
| 6 | It was taller than a man , and big enough to accommodate four or five people inside . |
| 7 | It was smaller than a man 's thumb nail and Nicholson held it between the thumb and finger of his right hand with surprising delicacy . |
| 8 | Because it was easier than a bra and panties she had donned an ivory , gossamer-light teddy . |
| 9 | It was more than a shock I put my head in my in my hand and I remember kneeling right at this spot and just crying my heart out . |
| 10 | I remember as a young woman before I , even when I was courting , a young boys was there writing little notes behind the counter trying to make dates with me you know erm er it was , oh it was more than a shop . |
| 11 | And , actually it was more than an hour and a half . |