Example sentences of "[adv] than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would occupy a fairly modest 2U of rack space , larger perhaps than a couple of its contemporaries , but it has the advantage of a distinctly uncluttered look about it . |
| 2 | More to him perhaps than the relief afforded by the crude sex was the fact that he woke up in the meagre home of a real working woman , warm like a picture by Chardin ; ‘ a wooden floor with a mat and a piece of old crimson carpet , an ordinary kitchen stove , a chest of drawers , a large simple bed . ’ |
| 3 | But Alice 's mood : little better than a sulk , and behaving as if it were everyone 's fault but her own … |
| 4 | ‘ But they realise that a partnership government would be better than a Labour government , and much better than a minority government of either party . ’ |
| 5 | Some stress has been thrown thus far on modernism and its advocacy , but a traditional critic may write as well or better than a modernist . |
| 6 | In comparison , she herself would look little better than a sack of potatoes on horseback . |
| 7 | Better than a turntable ? |
| 8 | And yet this creature who so violates the natural order and traditional gender divisions by dressing as a man also does things better than a man : ‘ I should draw first and prove the quicker man ’ , she says ( iv . |
| 9 | He was led to believe that he would receive better than a university education with Mr. Wickstead as his personal tutor . |
| 10 | Better Than a Knife |
| 11 | Much better than a line-out with them throwing-in on half-way . |
| 12 | A forty-year-old today looks a lot better than a forty-year-old of twenty years ago . ’ . |
| 13 | Lasers run at 300 dots per inch , about four times better than a matrix printer . |
| 14 | Indeed , the ILEA , precisely because its schools operate in such widely differing circumstances , has published a ‘ league table ’ of 16-plus examination results adjusted for intake factors , which shows that schools with a disadvantaged intake can do relatively better than a school with an advantaged intake . |
| 15 | ‘ You accused me of being little better than a thief , a cheat , as though I 'd masterminded it all just to hurt you . |
| 16 | DAVID went to sea and rose to command a naval ship ; after losing an arm in a naval battle , he was offered but refused a knighthood ; in his book Memorials of Ochiltree , David Ramsay says that when David 's brother James Tennant asked why he had refused the honour , he replied , ‘ Deed , Jamie , I just considered it little better than a nickname . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Better than a boat , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 18 | Though I trust you may have something slightly better than a stall , ’ suggested the gentleman wryly . |
| 19 | Deep down I would regard a draw at both Coventry and Ipswich as being better than a win and a defeat . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll feel stronger a damn sight faster if I move around a bit , ’ he threw at her in a voice little better than a snarl . |
| 21 | The dishes below are filling and delicious , while at the same time ‘ good for you ’ — far better than a chocolate bar or sweet biscuits . |
| 22 | Oh , that is kind — much better than a visit from me . |
| 23 | Would you not think a statute prohibiting abortion except in the case of rape distinctly better than a statute prohibiting abortion except to women born in one specified decade each century ? |
| 24 | ‘ Better than a funeral . ’ |
| 25 | Better than a view of cardboard panes and the next-door privies . |
| 26 | First published in 1962 and now in its 4th edition ( 1980 ) , this fulfils a role as a reference text rather better than a student text , in that it has hundreds of references but no problems . |
| 27 | There 's nothing they 'd like better than a drama like this just before the race , and do n't think Dara or her escort will have kept their mouths shut ! ’ |
| 28 | Better than a bull fight . |
| 29 | The 15-year-old Eastbourne School fourth former , whose athletic talents were first recognised by PE teacher Simon Hanniford , won the youths 3,000 metres in 9 mins 9.3 secs 10.7 secs better than a BAF grade two standard beating second placed Gregg Scott , of North Shields Polytechnic , by 53 seconds . |
| 30 | Manager Chris Winter said : ‘ I think we 're doing better than a lot of other shops because customers can spend as little as £2 on a gift . |