Example sentences of "[adj] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a couple is less conspicuous than a man on his own … ’ |
| 2 | They are then encouraged to notice and talk about what happens , e.g. a plastic boat floats , but if filled with water , it sinks ; or paper is lighter than a stone , but when it is wet through , it sinks . |
| 3 | And that mud wagon 's lighter than a Concord . " |
| 4 | You , lighter than a feather — |
| 5 | So a thirty year old service might be entirely different than a person with ten years service deferring his pension . |
| 6 | And you have some way of , of , of getting in , erm and you have some way of controlling access therefore into toilets , now I do n't know whether that would totally it , overcome the vandal system , but I mean if your saying a pass would n't be any different than a coin you could devise an entrance , so that it was n't , you know , so that what you would be doing is stopping having like the total open access all the time , you know , erm . |
| 7 | The Court ruled that , even if the agencies staff were instructed to print out what they deemed to be records , the electronic material are ‘ quantitatively different than a copy printed out in paper form and , therefore the Defendants ’ record keeping system violates ( the statute ) because it does not save all the information contained in these electronic records . ’ |
| 8 | I told him last week that he looked more like a German than a Frenchman and he became very cross . ’ |
| 9 | Natural highways they may be , but while some ridges are broader than a motorway , others resemble a tricky combination of obstacle course and tightrope walk . |
| 10 | It is Easter weekend in Paris and , while his wife is away , middle-aged Jacques ( Stephen Moore ) brings home Julie , a sexy little bimbo played by Leslie Ash in a mini-skirt that is no broader than a cummerbund . |
| 11 | Then through the window you could see it-smaller than a Concord and almost completely open with its canvas side-curtains rolled up and fastened-just turning out of the yard , and the next moment the jingling , rattling sound was right out front . |
| 12 | They do say that essential oils will often work quicker than a tablet . |
| 13 | Time was ‘ quicker than a shake of a lamb 's tail ’ . |
| 14 | Quicker than Sterland — but he was also quicker than a lot of defenders in those days . |
| 15 | Betting is one of Britain 's top leisure activities , even more popular than a trip to the pub or eating out . |
| 16 | Therefore spreads are usually less risky than a position in a single futures contract . |
| 17 | For one awful moment she feared he would strike her ; instead he looked down at her , his contempt far more painful than a blow . |
| 18 | It was no more painful than a ring through a punk 's nose . |
| 19 | Visually the film is closer to a Babycham commercial than a Tenniel illustration . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ What could be more manly than a man holding a woman in his arms ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Over the years I 've learned that you have this endearing ability to spot a chance to make a profit further than a leopard can spot a limp . |
| 22 | This kind of component is much smaller and more reliable than a valve , which was the earliest form of electronic switch . |
| 23 | After the sober belches of the shoe-gazing clique ( itself a knee-jerk reaction to the brash swagger of baggydom ) , The Franks came across like circus clowns pissing around in a casualty department , all charmingly naive , astoundingly cheerful and dafter than a boardroom of brushes . |
| 24 | International Relations began — and , many would say , remains — more of an inter-discipline than a discipline . |
| 25 | It would be easier than a password if you need to check out changing the |
| 26 | Because it was easier than a bra and panties she had donned an ivory , gossamer-light teddy . |
| 27 | ‘ Working with Tracey is much easier than a group because you would have to stand around in the group and not get a chance of doing things . |
| 28 | For me , this job is easier than a game of croquet … |
| 29 | His head was probably tougher than a brass doorknob . |
| 30 | Ah , no , I mean cos violence and drugs is more harmful than a load of girls , you know , doing stupid things on s street corner . |