Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It seems it has more on its mind than a pee . ’ |
| 2 | It is worth remembering that a sparrow has more vertebrae in its neck than a giraffe . |
| 3 | For now he will continue to live in London , but more out of consideration for his daughter who is sitting her A-levels than a disinclination to move north . |
| 4 | But as she was writing a personal biography , she inevitably concentrated on Mary at a very personal level , so that her book is rather familiar ground well trod by its author than a foray into new territory . |
| 5 | There could be no greater indication of the contrast between me two friends ' approach to their craft than a comparison between The Lost Road , tentatively built up stage by stage , with an infinite number of backward glances at the whole mythology that has gone before , and Lewis 's self-confident brush strokes as he dashed off Out of the Silent Planet . |
| 6 | There were few things more calculated to endear a prince to his subjects than a display of stern retribution on unjust officials . |
| 7 | But no sooner was Mr Major off his battlebus than a couple of eggs took flight . |
| 8 | He 'd sold his own car for cash in Carlisle , and he had more important uses for his funds than a guest-house bed . |
| 9 | There has n't been much personal satisfaction for Neil Fairbrother during a Lancashire campaign bedevilled by injuries and under-achievement , but what more efficacious balm for his troubles than a century in the Roses match at Headingley . |
| 10 | ‘ It was much more a celebration of his life than a mourning of his death . |
| 11 | If he is drunken and disillusioned , owns a taxi or spends most of his time chasing higher academic qualifications with the express view of escaping from the job he is doing ( and all this happens very frequently in practice ) , he will be of considerably less value to the children under his care than a man or woman with humbler qualifications but greater maturity , integrity and interest in children . |
| 12 | ‘ Somehow , ’ he said softly , ‘ a Mercedes would seem more your style than a golf cart . ’ |
| 13 | The dinner , a rite of the Washington spring , has always had its share of visitors from the west coast ; they tend to be more fun at your table than a deputy assistant secretary in the Veterans ' Administration . |