Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [det] than [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had worked hard to achieve qualification in the contracts and purchasing side of engineering , but , in her present job , she was using less than a quarter of her skills . |
| 2 | The last leg of the expedition was proving more than a trial for the young naturalist . |
| 3 | Japan 's devastation of a country which had lost to Namibia on the eve of the World Cup was noting less than a scandal and a disgrace to international rugby . |
| 4 | ‘ There were times when Sid James sowed dissatisfaction among the other artists by claiming that he was getting more than the others . |
| 5 | You will not be told how much he earns ; but you will be told that the reports of £1 million a year are exaggerated and distorted ( half that is nearer the mark ) ; you will be told , too , that in his fourth year at the Bar he was earning less than a Manchester bus driver — without overtime . |
| 6 | By then Leith was feeling more than a shade guilty that she was the one responsible for the two having met . |
| 7 | But that morning she had discovered just who ‘ Cousin Naylor ’ was , and , even though she was feeling more than a mite rebellious at his ‘ … it might be in your interests not to see him again' , she did n't want to put her job in jeopardy should Naylor Massingham happen to be passing , and observe Travis 's car again parked at her apartment block . |