Example sentences of "[pron] than [art] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because their reading skills are poor too , many reports end up in the waste bin — which is a better place for them than the filing cabinet . |
| 2 | Apparently the herdsman is coming back tomorrow , and he 's probably gentler with them than the relief milker , and when the cows get used to their new surroundings the milk yield will return to normal . |
| 3 | Poverty is a more pressing problem for them than the greenhouse effect . |
| 4 | Our survey shows that highbrow readers rated their papers no more useful for them than the lowbrow papers were for their readers ( Table 6.11 ) . |
| 5 | Quite understandably , the Commission objected to this procedure , which made UK tapwater appear to have less lead in it than the consumer experiences . |
| 6 | Give that club to a lady and she could no more control it than the power man could use her club effectively . |
| 7 | I think that 's probably the one thing : Texas music has just got more variety to it than the Delta stuff or Chicago or New Orleans . |
| 8 | The defendants accept that , in relation to any costs which are ordered by the court to be taxed , the taxation can not be conducted on a basis more favourable to themselves than the indemnity basis . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's more precious to us than the crown jewels . ’ |