Example sentences of "[v-ing] [det] than [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She suddenly recollected that she was now the wife of the director of a large company , and drew herself up with what she hoped was some dignity ; but she only succeeded in looking more than ever like a pouter pigeon . |
| 2 | Thus , though she had little intention of responding more than politely to any of the advances , she enjoyed the game : it made her feel human . |
| 3 | She felt that she was longing more than ever for it to end so that she and John could spend all their time together . |
| 4 | She surveyed the scene , feeling more than ever like Dante in the Inferno . |
| 5 | Feeling more than ever like a cur , Neil turned the pages — but it was all of her that was left to him — and , he told himself firmly , he would read just enough to discover the truth about her … and why she had hoarded the cuttings . |