Example sentences of "[adj] than [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Committee has pointed out that nothing is more foolish than to have timetable motions introduced after a Committee has sat for some sessions , perhaps debating the first two or three clauses of a Bill , and then , the guilloting having been introduced , the rest of the Bill — perhaps 60 , 70 or 80 clauses — is rushed through with hardly any debate . |
| 2 | Bremner loved nothing better than to kick hell out of the opposition . |
| 3 | But he was , nevertheless , a witty and civilised man and was always welcomed by the public relations people who like nothing better than to pour alcohol down the usually receptive throat of a member of the Press . |
| 4 | The second school of thought contends that the word in this context means no more than to take possession of an article and that there is no requirement that the taking or appropriation should be in any way antagonistic to the rights of the owner . |
| 5 | ‘ There 's nothing on this earth that I want more than to make love to you , but , if I do , later you 'll regret it . ’ |
| 6 | To remove a cat 's claws is far worse than to deprive cat owners of their finger-nails . |
| 7 | This is not to say that the term ‘ carrier ’ has no purpose in bill of lading law other than to assess damage liability . |
| 8 | Other than to draw attention to salient differences , it is not proposed to deal with the pre-1989 system in any detail . |
| 9 | But it proposed no changes in the law of libel , other than to provide redress to victims of untrue statements which were not defamatory . |
| 10 | The jurisdiction to grant relief for breach of covenant other than to pay rent is discretionary , and may be given on terms . |