Example sentences of "[adj] than [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who have worked in the legal civil service report that it is much more interesting than appears at first sight . |
| 2 | She spoke and understood more English than had at first appeared but it seemed to be English she had got from the Kettering children , so she was easily understood by Jacqueline who would run to her , climb on to her lap , whenever the maid sat down for a moment and stay there silent and apparently overawed . |
| 3 | Such compound instructions may therefore be less useful than appears at first sight . |
| 4 | The distinction does arise and it can not entirely be neglected but it is much less important than appears at first sight . |
| 5 | He also called for a full investigation into Orkney 's Social Work Department , and the RSSPCC whose involvement was turning out to be very much more fundamental than had at first been supposed . |