Example sentences of "[adj] than [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some ferries have been ‘ Jumbo-ised ’ — cut in half , and an extra bit stuck in the middle — and most are roomier than their predecessors , though deck space seems to have diminished with the years : action now takes place indoors . |
| 2 | Dowty 's pioneered the production of composite carbon and glass fibre propellers , which are much lighter than their metal equivalent . |
| 3 | As a result , many species , such as this predatory trumpet fish , are counter-shaded — their undersides are lighter than their backs . |
| 4 | Whatever the balance of gains and losses , the nationalised Area Boards were certainly more frugal than their predecessors had expected to be in their capital expenditure . |
| 5 | ‘ Wo n't he notice that you are somewhat less tinted than our friend Luther ? ’ |
| 6 | He 's looking away so that you ca n't catch his eye ; he 's also looking away because what he can see over your shoulder is more interesting than your shoulder . |
| 7 | It was only by using the telephoto lens that I was able to take its picture — and it was much prettier than its mother anyway . |
| 8 | ‘ This place is much prettier than our house in London , ’ said Phyllis . |
| 9 | Can he turn greener than his shirt ! |
| 10 | Celebs were scarcer than their hits , but sat right at the front was famous toe-sucker ANTONIA DE SANCHA . |
| 11 | She had a heart-shaped face , of striking , creamy smoothness , and broader than its length from brow to chin , like the bright , intelligent countenance of a young cat , innocent , assured and inquisitive . |
| 12 | I 'd seen Chola and Mina setting out for the forest in the early morning , and three times during the day I 'd watched them coming back , stooped over and staggering under the weight of the enormous loads that spread across their backs , stretching three times broader than their shoulders and several feet above their heads . |
| 13 | But I would 've never I would 've never said to your dad well he 's saying ah he were n't too broad in my opinion like but he was broader than your mother . |
| 14 | If the garden was more exciting than my dwelling , there was a good reason why Alec Reid 's house should have a more lived-in feeling . |
| 15 | It 's difficult to imagine a room more sumptuous than our Brunei Suite . |
| 16 | PLAYER : ( Gaily freeing himself ) I did ! — I did ! — You 're quicker than your friend … |
| 17 | He was quicker than his mother in bending to retrieve them — and all his amusement vanished . |
| 18 | SDP left-wingers were more neutralist and anti-American than their leaders , and anxious to see more radical domestic reforms but Brandt feared that greater radicalism would alienate the FDP , on whom the SDP still depended in the Bundestag . |
| 19 | At that , Julius turned back to face her , and she saw that his features were a lot less calm than his voice . |
| 20 | She says that the group promotes British produce and you ca n't get more British than her wine ! |
| 21 | The prophets they portray were at once more civilized than their masters and more closely in touch with the divine will . |
| 22 | She was tired enough then to feel a certain caustic amusement that John 's infidelity to the firm touched her so much more on the raw than his infidelity to her . |
| 23 | The Queen 's Corgis are officially more popular than her husband , according to a children 's survey carried out by the car firm , Toyota . |
| 24 | Mr Kinnock has been If we can not win now , when everything is against the Government , when can we ever win again ? consistently less popular than his party . |
| 25 | The diaries and memoirs of those who worked closely with de Gaulle in these years give the impression that his gradual disengagement from the RPF ( which began in 1951 and was not complete until 1954 ) was not only more protracted but also more painful than his disengagement from the provisional government in January 1946 . |
| 26 | Now , for the first time , he felt the real fiery ache of his arm and his shoulder ; but he would not be less nonchalant than his father . |
| 27 | The women I spoke to were almost always subsidiary wage earners ; the money they brought in was essential for survival but was not the main wage of the family and their jobs were often far more unpleasant than their husband 's . |
| 28 | France 's new government has hinted it will be more willing than its predecessor to accept freer farm trade , along the lines agreed abortively between the EC and America late last year , but so far there have been only hints . |
| 29 | With familiarity , he grew less afraid than his mates from the Hopewell . |
| 30 | What could be fairer than their class |