Example sentences of "[verb] him [adj] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was indeed his year for honours since in January he had been awarded the Order of Merit by George VI ; some have said that this gratified him more than the Nobel , and certainly he seemed to enjoy wearing the medal and ribbon on ceremonial occasions . |
| 2 | But he felt no exhilaration , and he did not participate in the public celebrations after the surrender of the Japanese ; the noise of the fireworks actually disturbed him more than the bombs of the blitz . |
| 3 | Next is Aled Williams of Bridgend , whose consistency in domestic matches , which might not be transferred to internationals , should have earned him more than a replacement honour ( out of position ) against Namibia in 1990 . |
| 4 | The rats disturbed him more than the previous night . |
| 5 | It had been splendidly undemanding ; because of his family , she did not see him more than a few times a month , always meetings snatched at short notice and with absolutely no expectation from him that she would be available . |
| 6 | Maxwell still thinks he can run this himself , pay up and leave with his daughter rather than keep his money and have the case come to court so that his affairs might have to be examined — that could cost him more than the ransom . |
| 7 | The man was now attacking Mr Pitt , calling him worse than the devil , cursing Parliament for being too feeble against him , raging — though it had to be admitted as a fine rage , a rage which at least convinced the speaker — against the law , the constitution , the King — ; |
| 8 | Even the minutiae of the airline business obsessed him more than the minutiae of the record business ever had . |
| 9 | ‘ But I 've never known him closer than a mile to a pick-up . |
| 10 | She had known him less than a week , yet it seemed natural to turn to him . |
| 11 | She 'd known him less than a week and was already on to his annoying habits . |
| 12 | Well , if you want my advice , I 'd say make him more than a friend , if you get my meaning . |
| 13 | Unconcerned that it took him more than a year to prepare for , he points out the record wait for a first speech is 40 years and even Margaret Thatcher took 18 months before she made hers . |
| 14 | Ron Robinson took charge of this element and the gathering that was achieved might have caused him more than a few ulcers , but he had to admit was more than worth the effort ! |
| 15 | It struck him as odd that the death of this unknown mongrel should , for a moment , anger him more than the killing of Lorrimer . |
| 16 | Tries to get near her , but the wires wo n't let him closer than the bedside table . |
| 17 | Seeing the first signs of salt water he was landed on by lots of flies which got into his eyes and irritated him more than the dust . |
| 18 | The shadow of Tig masked him more than the ferocious wound that had blinded his left eye and decorated his cheeks with scars . |
| 19 | A conducted tour of the house by the whole family , brought him at last to the top floor where his bedroom was proudly displayed , which , though huge and filled with awesome furniture of hideous elaboration , impressed him less than the meticulous care with which his soldier servant — batman was apparently a naughty word in the Guards — had unpacked his belongings and laid all essentials neatly in the right places . |
| 20 | Jessop had considerable scruples about taking the ‘ engagement ’ , or loyalty oath to the republic ; the abolition of the House of Lords seems to have upset him more than the 1649 regicide and abolition of the monarchy . |