Example sentences of "than [pers pn] [vb -s] be for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 As Elisabeth , Rosalind Plowright sounded more secure than she has been for some time on British stages and sang her last aria with true Verdian pathos and passion .
2 The Heart of Wales Line is now under greater threat than it has been for many years , because of financial pressures from British Rail in general and Regional Railways in particular .
3 However , the truth of the matter is that the Scottish economy is in a better state now than it has been for many years and is continuing to thrive .
4 And in fact housing is more affordable now , than it has been for twenty five or thirty years .
5 Although annual rail investment , at more than £1bn , is currently higher than it has been for three decades , that results from decisions taken two to three years ago .
6 Greg Downs says the club is in a better position than it 's been for eight or nine years and if they can play as well as last year they 've got a good chance
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