Example sentences of "[adj] than his usual [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jonathan cut his media molars as part time religious affairs producer at TFM Radio : the 30 seconds to which ITV Sport restricted the newcomer was slightly shorter than his usual address . |
| 2 | From the ascription on the first page of H400D , Te Deum Simple Le feu Roy ayant voulu qu'il ne dura guere plus que sa messe ordinaire ( ‘ Simple Te Deum , the late King having wished that it will last little more than his usual mass ’ ) , we can deduce that this score , or at least this inscription , must be dated between the death of Louis XIV in September 1715 , and that of the composer , in June 1726 . |
| 3 | He was guilty of no more than his usual exaggeration when , at the age of twenty-four , he announced to a friend that he had read ‘ almost every thing ’ . |
| 4 | Johnson exploded off his starting blocks with more than his usual ferocity , and by ten metres there was daylight between him and the remaining seven . |
| 5 | Tremayne made more than his usual fuss over Fiona , sensing some sort of turmoil , telling her comfortably that Mackie had just come back from Ascot races where he 'd sent a runner for the apprentice race which had proved a total waste of time . |
| 6 | ‘ God loves charity , ’ said Andrus , with slightly less than his usual self-assurance . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Andrus , with less than his usual certainty . |
| 8 | Mercer Lorrimore was over in England at that time , and stayed and went racing at Newmarket in July , but the Jockey Club found him grimmer than his usual self and understood it was something to do with his son , although he did n't say what . |
| 9 | The phonographer had dressed himself in clothes that were less foppish than his usual attire . |