Example sentences of "some [adj] [noun sg] than the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It was less a matter of some technical revelation than the fact that , after a difficult first 18 months with Zachary , this once fiery soul learned to put things into perspective . |
2 | Answer guide : An opportunity cost is defined as the maximum benefit which could be obtained from a resource if it were used for some alternative purpose than the opportunity under consideration . |
3 | Trying to build a culture on the basis of some other food ( the potato ? ) or some other animal than the llama ( the cow ? ) . |
4 | It was a question bristling with the lingering doubt that some other procedure than the transfusion of blood may be necessary and may be imperative for her health . |
5 | Any parent who has had an insomniac or hyperactive child will know the situation in which interruption of sleep over a long period frays tempers and seeks some other scapegoat than the child ; husband and wife may end in screaming at each other across the bedroom . |