Example sentences of "[pron] was [adj -er] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she was worse than a headmistress ; she was the Rector 's wife . |
| 2 | She was stronger than a roach , as strong as an ox . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It was better than a cockfight , and even better than the Battle . |
| 5 | It was better than a pantomime , but with one big difference . |
| 6 | It 's annoying and yet it was better than a p |
| 7 | It was blacker than a coal heaver 's codpiece in a Blitz blackout . |
| 8 | It was worse than a balls-up . |
| 9 | It was worse than a mountain — it was a maze ; and how intricate its twists I soon discovered . |
| 10 | It was taller than a man , and big enough to accommodate four or five people inside . |
| 11 | It was smaller than a man 's thumb nail and Nicholson held it between the thumb and finger of his right hand with surprising delicacy . |
| 12 | Because it was easier than a bra and panties she had donned an ivory , gossamer-light teddy . |
| 13 | Although its size is not yet known , suggestions have been made that it was larger than a normal auxiliary fort and may have accommodated either a vexillation , possibly of Legio IX , whose tile-works may have been situated some 8 km ( 5 miles ) south of Carlisle at Scalesceugh , ( though the stamped tiles from there may belong to a slightly later period ) , or the Ala Petriana before its transfer to Stanwix over the river . |
| 14 | And he was cleverer than a bag of monkeys , as his mother used to say , and would outwit them all . |
| 15 | He was better than a music-hall turn . |
| 16 | He was nestling in the crack at the back of the seat , he was smaller than a doll , he was no more than five inches long . |