Example sentences of "[is] taller than " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he quotes John Mortimer 's kinder phrase from Voyage Round My Father about ‘ the step into the sunlight when no one is taller than you . ’ |
| 2 | But most of the length is taken up by the cabin and since the Twingo is taller than a Sierra its packaging prowess is , perhaps , easier to appreciate . |
| 3 | The mirror can be useful in checking whether one child is taller than another in such a way that both can clearly see the difference . |
| 4 | In each case the teacher tried to encourage the use also of ‘ opposites ’ ; Steven is taller than Linda — Linda is shorter than Steven . |
| 5 | Steven is taller than Linda . |
| 6 | Karen is taller than Mark and Mark is taller than Martin . |
| 7 | Karen is taller than Mark and Mark is taller than Martin . |
| 8 | Some children grasp the idea of standing on a box or steps to become higher than a tower or other object that is taller than themselves , so that , intuitively at least , they have some idea of the distinction between taller than and higher than . |
| 9 | Alistair and Wayne show they have appreciated that the addition of one tower to the other will create a new tower that is taller than either of its component towers , whereas Matthew and Claire have been looking at the inverse operation — one brick less and the tower is lower . |
| 10 | Can you find a cylinder that is taller than this one ? |
| 11 | ‘ He is taller than me and he has a sense of humour but I keep that side of my life very private , ’ she said . |
| 12 | The success rate for the item shown is typical of those obtained and the most popular response : No , No , Yes ; given by 39 per cent of pupils suggests a view that 30 is greater than 11 so Robert is taller than Dean . |
| 13 | More recently , Caramazza , Gordon , Zurif and De Luca ( 1976 ) found right brain damaged patients to be impaired relative to controls on tests requiring the answer to such questions as " who is shorter ? " , given that " A is taller than B " . |
| 14 | In order that it should be possible to assert correctly " This tree is taller than that tree " it must be possible to assert correctly " This is a tree " and " That is a tree " . |
| 15 | The topmost foliage is taller than me and the growth is so dense I can not be seen from the lawn as I dig into the muddy trench which forms an oasis round the stem . |
| 16 | He is taller than the light bulb . |
| 17 | A subordinate clause which functions as an adverb : Of Comparison In John is taller than his brother was at that age the clause than his brother was at that age qualifies is . |
| 18 | She 's taller than you , ’ Rachel Lynde told Marilla one day . |
| 19 | It ai n't easy delivering an effective chop to the back of the neck on a guy who 's taller than you . |
| 20 | Ji Jim 's a lot taller than your daddy and your mummy 's taller than I am |
| 21 | He 's he 's taller than me is n't he ? |
| 22 | Ah well that do n't take Brian get up there , she said well he 's taller than you , I thought |
| 23 | Jasmine 's taller than my mum |
| 24 | see my mum , five eight , my mum 's taller than her , yeah , my mum 's five eight , not five seven |
| 25 | my mum 's five six so she 's taller , and she 's taller , she 's taller than my mum |
| 26 | She 's taller than me though . |