Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [adj] [conj] ever " in BNC.
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| 1 | His eyes were narrower than ever , almost slits . |
| 2 | The wind was stronger than ever , and fistfuls of rain hurtled against the glass . |
| 3 | The overall result was that the demand 's on the Institute were greater than ever before without a matching increase in resources . |
| 4 | Consciousness of all these pressures did not improve Michael Banks 's concentration and , together with fatigue , ensured that the lines were worse than ever on the Friday afternoon run . |
| 5 | The demands of the workers were more than ever focused upon political change . |
| 6 | Ruth 's sense of uneasiness was stronger than ever ; it was the first time she had ever heard Connor say he felt tired . |
| 7 | Security was tighter than ever . |
| 8 | Business was brisker than ever . |
| 9 | Now , the spasms were worse than ever . |
| 10 | Average monthly production figures were higher than ever . |
| 11 | We could still hear the fighting , but it was at a distance , while the sermons from the mosque were louder than ever . |
| 12 | He thus revealed that he was out of touch with contemporary reality and that the complex dynamics of civilian society were more than ever beyond the grasp of his mechanistic , military mind . |
| 13 | The feeling that she had lost her daughter was stronger than ever . |
| 14 | In December 1946 de Gaulle was further than ever from power , while the world was closer to war . |
| 15 | O'Rourke 's voice was unruffled as ever , unmoved by the less than flattering reference to the Sixth Fleet , from which he was on temporary loan . |
| 16 | This remaining wing was built in about 1640 , a time when local builders were more than ever turning their craft into a conscious art . |
| 17 | TODAY 's exclusive revelations that the couple were not sharing one bedroom at the city 's Hyatt Hotel came as palace aides tried to insist Charles and Diana were closer than ever . |
| 18 | The winter storms at sea that year were worse than ever , and so the Star never arrived in Georgia , and nobody saw the captain or his men again . |
| 19 | Here the seas were steeper than ever . |
| 20 | Although Daisy 's name could not be mentioned , Dad was ruder than ever now about the immigrants . |
| 21 | Her frown was worse than ever . |
| 22 | I last saw Sandy in Sydney shortly before his death in 1990 , and his pride in his sons was higher than ever . |
| 23 | The strange , rank smell was stronger than ever and after a few moments they all heard a heavy movement close by . |
| 24 | Her skin was paler than ever , her breathing shallow . |
| 25 | Life goes on and Will was busier than ever . |
| 26 | Northumbria Water was pleased to announce that its drinking water quality is the best of the ten privatised water companies and that investment in environmental improvements was higher than ever . |
| 27 | The house was lovelier than ever . |
| 28 | Gloria 's lipstick was brighter than ever , and she had a fitted red two-piece with Essoldo embroidered in cream on the top pocket . |
| 29 | Her whisper was fainter than ever . |