Example sentences of "[indef pn] than the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he spoke , his matter-of-fact tone did more to reassure everyone than the actual words of hope that he spoke . |
| 2 | Yeah , well you know this , this Selby 's one that was the same , when the switchboard was busy it would er , if you , if you sees line three and played it down , well if anybody sees line three and played it down it used to do that or if you sees the intercom that did it , says it 's more like the Selby 's one than the new one |
| 3 | Point 1 made by Bowley is a more general and fundamental one than the other three and deserves special comment ; it might be called the principle of parsimony . |
| 4 | And in fact what I did do was erm went and bought her a secondhand wardrobe , took it to her , and she was really pleased because apparently she thought it was a better one than the first one . |
| 5 | I 'd study too , so that I knew more about everything than the cleverest professors . |
| 6 | Usually an owner responds by placing the building on the market for the simple reason that most owners would rather sell to anyone than the local authority . |