Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [adv] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be bigger than both of them . |
| 2 | The interview had left him with two clear intentions more firmly fixed than ever in his mind . |
| 3 | She thought that he looked nicer than ever in his evening dress , and sounded nicer now that he had dropped his brusque , cold manner with her again . |
| 4 | But he seemed taller than ever to her when , standing over her , he looked down into her large green eyes . |
| 5 | Neil ‘ Map ’ Taylor of Kent : consistent as ever in his benefit year |
| 6 | Exploring America has been a European and British pastime for centuries , and today 's visitors are as delighted as much by its gentler , more rustic charms as by the ‘ Big Country ’ of Hollywood Westerns . |
| 7 | People 's values and attitudes arise out of their material environment and daily experiences as much as out of what they hear or read . |
| 8 | These commercial matters were as much as ever in his mind . |
| 9 | And now he began to be more devout than ever in his prayers , more ardent in divine contemplations , more frequent in his vigils , more energetic in exhortations and in works worthy of imitation and more frequent in preaching ; thus becoming a pattern in word and deed of a holy life to all , Rich in the bowels of compassion , he relieved everyone who sought his assistance . |
| 10 | Perhaps now that the forests and other wilderness areas have nearly vanished , these carnivorous animals burn brighter than ever in our consciousness — solitary beacons of wild nature whose continued survival has come to represent the survival of wilderness itself . |
| 11 | ‘ So you are hard as ever underneath it all ? ’ he said derisively . |
| 12 | ‘ Why should we be comfortable when all around us are living in poverty ? ’ |
| 13 | After the interval Saints were obliged to return to defence but , with Hearts as inept as ever in their build-up and finishing , Tynecastle 's smallest crowd of the season , 6,200 , were already resigned to a goalless draw . |
| 14 | We found Venturous better than ever with her new engines and at fourteen knots was much quieter and free from the old vibration . |
| 15 | As stylish as ever despite his 51 years , Jeff King took charge with David Nicholson 's Dreamers Delight three furlongs out in the ‘ Golden Oldies ’ charity challenge . |
| 16 | Her season began unpromisingly with an attack of shingles which kept her out of action for a couple of weeks but she recovered quickly and so completely that in addition to compiling her formidable record on the golf course , she was able to cope more than adequately with her school exams . |
| 17 | She felt that she was longing more than ever for it to end so that she and John could spend all their time together . |
| 18 | It was bound to worry her , as he was still a patient and I felt she had more than enough on her plate already without my adding anything . |
| 19 | As Fabia saw it then , if she did n't want her sister to heap coals of fire on her head when she got back — and Cara had more than enough on her plate at the moment — then she was going to have to be really pushy and go and ring Ven Gajdusek 's doorbell . |
| 20 | That 's more than enough from me . |
| 21 | Bob and I had all sorts of schemes for us all to meet , including asking you to come to Edinburgh as a halfway house , but we realised that actually that is rather more than halfway for you , and would n't be at all easy . |
| 22 | LEIGH 'S LOVE : At 43 , actress Twiggy is more beautiful than ever for her husband Picture:BRIAN MOODY/Scope |
| 23 | In other words , branches agreed to retain less than before of what they had collected from students , and if necessary raise extra funds through special events . |
| 24 | Initially , both this and its French counterpart , the Academie des Sciences , were concerned as much with what we could call technology as with science . |
| 25 | He seemed not to dislike her , which was odd since apart from him all who knew her were united in this emotion . |
| 26 | As lavish as always with his hospitality Victor began dispensing free cognac and coffee in celebration of what might have been a prodigal son 's return , introducing his regulars to D'Arcy and he to them . |
| 27 | Noreen would come on first as before with her song — and then be joined by ‘ Mary ’ who would take the melody while Noreen harmonised and then Maria would conclude with a solo — usually ‘ The Last Rose of Summer ’ — and they would finish together with ‘ Let Him Go Let Him Tarry ’ , another of the O'Neil family songs which both knew backwards . |
| 28 | Mr John Prescott , the shadow Transport Secretary , said the Department of Transport ‘ seems as complacent as ever about its security responsibilities ’ . |
| 29 | There was no reason to believe he would not be as enthusiastic as before about my proposed motoring trip — indeed , that he would not repeat his most kind offer to ‘ foot the bill for the gas ’ . |
| 30 | Stiff and inelegant , she followed him , more anxious than ever in her life to please . |