Example sentences of "[adj] than usual [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I turned to Jim , sitting in the back , to congratulate him on our effort , then , over his shoulder , caught sight of a larger than usual dark crest out to sea . |
| 2 | His thirst was deeper than usual that night , his colour higher and his eyes brighter . |
| 3 | The rails were bumpier than usual this evening . |
| 4 | Mansell had taken pole — a record 14th in a season — but Senna 's stunning lap , good enough for the front row , while perhaps having more to do with the driver than the car , revealed that McLaren was closer than usual this year to Williams . |
| 5 | Perhaps it is only in retrospect that the artists ' balls , the fancy-dress dances , the 14th of July celebration seemed more brilliant than usual that summer just before the First World War . |
| 6 | ‘ He was drinking even more than usual that night . |
| 7 | The Queen 's broadcast has traditionally been a closely guarded secret — and it was seen as more sensitive than usual this year after what the Queen has termed her ‘ annus horribilis ’ or horrible year . |