Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Port Solent has a choice of houses and apartments to suit the various needs of the yachtsman and those who want more than a home on the waterfront . |
| 2 | Deep deep in a limestone cave where the stalagmites grow less than an inch a century , but still tower so high as to humble the cathedrals of the surface , the shaking fear of the ground woke a dreaming dragon . |
| 3 | Many industrial buying decisions involve more than the buyer and in some cases the technical specifier , production personnel and finance personnel are involved . |
| 4 | No investment having a DCF yield lower than the company 's cost of capital would normally be accepted . |
| 5 | No investment having a DCF yield lower than the company 's cost of capital would normally be accepted . |
| 6 | At The American College in London you earn more than a degree — you receive an education with a career focus and individual attention from faculty who are professionals in their fields . |
| 7 | If you earn more than the LEL , you pay contributions on all earnings — a big disincentive to raising your hours , and therefore your pay , by that small amount . |
| 8 | It 's estimated that over ten million people now earn less than the Council of Europe 's decency threshold for wages . |
| 9 | It was mizzling steadily , so I had lashed out on a minibus ticket , which cost more than a taxi would here . |
| 10 | You can choose glasses that cost more than the value of your voucher and pay the difference yourself . |
| 11 | You deserve more than a medal . |
| 12 | Good luck , Mr Greer , you deserve more than a medal . |
| 13 | Given the higher risk associated with equity , a positive yield gap ( i.e. with earnings yield greater than the bond yield ) would be expected . |
| 14 | Some of the palm trees look taller than the elm trees in ‘ our ’ wood , and they rise sheer , with tiny top-knots of palm-leaves at the top . |
| 15 | they 're so long erm they always seem colder than a caravan although it did n't |
| 16 | Paradoxically , in some cases photocopies look better than the original because they help smooth out the jagged edges of curves and fill in the gaps between the dots to make the letters look more solid . |
| 17 | A team is a small group ( 6 to 8 people is a typical size ) who co-operate together in such a way that they accomplish more than the sum total of the individuals . |
| 18 | For there 's nothing the Scots enjoy more than the scoring of own goals . |
| 19 | Today , of course , the process is mechanized ; four hundred razor-sharp cutting discs slice more than a yard of cloth in one swift pass . |
| 20 | The style and method of management matter less than the question of whether the headteacher can collaborate with other schools and is prepared to make adjustments and concessions in the way the school is run in order to allow better pooling of time , staff or other resources . |
| 21 | PRINCE Albert of Monaco , above , has been hit with a paternity suit less than a month after beating a similar claim . |
| 22 | The complex was rebuilt after a firebomb attack more than a year ago , and its owners certainly have made the most of the opportunity . |
| 23 | In the wild clownfish seldom stray more than a metre or so from their anemone and are therefore good aquarium subjects , finding no difficultly in settling down in the confines of the average home system . |
| 24 | Well , I , I wan na go skiing as well , so you get more than a day trip . |
| 25 | But the community care reforms imply more than a shift in the location of care . |
| 26 | The ladies of our period of whom we know more than the name were almost always ladies of exceptional character or talent , who force themselves on our notice partly at least for this reason . |
| 27 | But there is little doubt in my mind that the future will only go to the large company if that large company is really able to release the energies and the synergies that ought to be a part of the grand design and make more than the sum of the parts . |
| 28 | We lack more than a will , and a needed oblivion ; we lack even the starting point of identity : a name . |
| 29 | In his amateur days he was an ‘ eviction technician ’ ( a fashionable euphemism for bouncer ) but such work is regarded as unseemly for the standard bearer of a sport which prides itself in its healthy clean-living image , and he now supplements his income from the few competitions which pay more than a pittance by personal appearances . |
| 30 | Although the names looked at so far dip more than a toe into this price region , we feel like trying a different brand . |