Example sentences of "[noun pl] with [adj] than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the plus side the harness and especially the hip belt is extremely comfortable , its extra wide shape wrapping round the hips with more than a hint of luxury . |
| 2 | Ironically , fate intervened and he never did make that his career , which is probably just as well , since when he was given the task many years later of steering British Aerospace into the private sector he crossed swords with more than a few civil servants and did n't have a lot of time for them . |
| 3 | But victory ran true to racing 's adage ‘ there 's nothing like experience ’ because the winner was ridden by Pat Leech , who has ridden more than 150 winners , while the two market leaders were partnered by riders with less than a handful of winners between them . |
| 4 | There are 230 pupils at the High Green school , founded by Quakers in 1841 , and although it does not enter competitive festivals , several of its musically-gifted pupils have gone on to bigger and better things with more than a little help from Mr Essex . |
| 5 | In the middle of the spectrum , however , are perceptions with more than a hint of approval or disapproval implicit in them : perceptions of each party 's electoral chances ; perceptions of whether national economic performance and prospects are improving or declining ; and images of the parties and party leaders . |
| 6 | Last season 's national finalists Watchorn Alfreton , of Derbyshire , may have left their title challenge a little late this year , but notched up their first victory in three games to jump up two places in the tables with more than a little help from experienced manager Ashley Broomhead . |
| 7 | Government bonds with less than a year to maturity . |
| 8 | Now I look at the confident sexual swagger of young men with more than a faint envy . |
| 9 | For the purposes of the research the authors originally defined ‘ non-standard entrants ’ ( NSE s ) as those entrants to degree courses with less than the normal minimum of 2 GCE A'level passes or the equivalent . |
| 10 | As an extreme right-winger , I have read your recent post-apocalypse editions with more than the usual merriment . |
| 11 | There was , for example , a 6.2% swing to the Conservatives in Labour controlled councils with less than a 10% increase in household bills , but in fact just one council , Harlow in Essex , falls into that category . |
| 12 | The professions , by contrast , welcomed the majority of the recommendations with more than a hint of relief . |