Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adj -er] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am older because I have learnt , I am younger because a lot of me consisted of things older people had taught me . |
| 2 | Because I was older and a bit more staid I was going to have a hard time . |
| 3 | The observation of the Great Wall has come from an ambitious project to map the positions of all visible galaxies which are brighter than a specified minimum . |
| 4 | It is a written promise , which is better than a verbal one . |
| 5 | Other dinosaur track evidence reveals a medium-sized biped weighing about half a ton , seeming to run at 43kph , which is faster than a man but still considerably slower than a racehorse . |
| 6 | Even if you 're better than a master you still have to wait . |
| 7 | Expect to hear lots more about Iris in the next year , 'cause she 's better than a million of those smug Nashville fat-cats . |
| 8 | You have to admit , she 's better than a kick in the wot-nots ! |
| 9 | But she was worse than a headmistress ; she was the Rector 's wife . |
| 10 | She was stronger than a roach , as strong as an ox . |
| 11 | Next to Perdita rode Mike Waterlane on Dopey , a deceptively sleepy-looking pony , who was faster than a Ferrari and nipped all the opposition ponies in the line-out . |
| 12 | Sociologists can , and should , learn from ( some ) journalists ' professionalism , and a good journalistic account of something is better than a bad sociological one . |
| 13 | Erm but they are colder than a caravan ! |
| 14 | They rap , they rock ( rack ? rop ? ) , they 're tighter than a miner 's shopping budget , they scare the shit out of the entire convention with a brutality that could put Rollins to shame and they are so flabbergastingly right for 1992 they ca n't possibly fail to sell , ooooh , millions . |
| 15 | Incidentally , it 's better than a railway hut , and perfect for a party . ’ |
| 16 | A grand view of Horse Guards Parade — oh well it 's better than a view of John and Norma Major . |
| 17 | London chain Zoo is amongst those now promoting a scalp pummelling from trained specialists — it sets you back £20 , but it 's better than a flat top |
| 18 | It 's better than a letter to hear her voice . ’ |
| 19 | That only cost sixty pound , I said only , well it 's better than a hundred pounds she said . |
| 20 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 21 | Available in either black or white the first thing you notice about this guitar is that sitting down and playing it is practically impossible ; it 's worse than a Flying V in that respect . |
| 22 | It 's worse than a medical dictionary , that is . |
| 23 | It 's nicer than a satsuma really . |
| 24 | As a sport it 's safer than a lot of other outdoor sports , including rock climbing . |
| 25 | But I do n't feel as if , I mean it 's it 's not the most pleasant thing in the world but it 's certainly fucking sa it 's safer than a lot of their more easier to put on and take off than and fucking safer and more effective than a lot of their contraception devices . |
| 26 | It 's smaller than a sheet of A4 paper , and is only 1.25 inches thick , so it 's an ideal travelling companion . |
| 27 | But please leave out the 0–60 in 7.5 seconds , forget that it 's faster than a Ferrari Mondial from 50 to 70 m.p.h . |
| 28 | It is higher than a year ago in every EFTA country and in every G7 country except Japan . |
| 29 | What stopped me in my tracks was a sentence reading , ‘ The dung beetle program really can not be justified on the grounds that it is cheaper than a horse ’ . |
| 30 | I 'm sorry to inflict this on you , Miss Glynn , but I want to look at the contents of the bureau amongst other things and it is better that a member of the family should be present . |