Example sentences of "[adj -er] than no [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The view from a coach is better than no view at all I suppose , but I know which way we preferred to arrive at Rhosili . |
| 32 | Well , it 's better than no job at all som I hear them say . |
| 33 | The maxim that ‘ negative attention is better than no attention at all ’ seems to be an important governing factor in children 's behaviour . |
| 34 | A father who loved you was better than no father at all . ’ |
| 35 | Such mimicry , of course , often extends to the use of unorthodox spelling to suggest a character 's accent , as when in Bleak House the debilitated cousin 's favourite word fellow gets reduced to the monosyllable fler : " " normously rich fler " , " Far better hang wrong fler than no fler " . |
| 36 | ‘ A bad marriage is much worse than no marriage at all . ’ |
| 37 | Worse than no cricket ! |
| 38 | Poorly produced visual aids are worse than no aids at all . |
| 39 | Twenty-nine years ago , there was certainly a recognition in the House that a bad agreement was much worse than no agreement , and there may be a message in that for us today . |
| 40 | 1.39 It is clear from Walkley v Precision Forgings that an unserved writ is worse than no writ at all . |
| 41 | Bonhams ' disclaimer for quality of service at the beginning should sound a note of warning : bad restoration is worse than no restoration . |