Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [adj] than [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Egyptian forces again proved militarily superior to the Turks ; the Turkish fleet went over to the enemy ; the Sultan died when hostilities were at their peak ; and an Egyptian march on Constantinople seemed even likelier than at the end of 1832 . |
| 2 | Whether due to Anglo-American action or not , the Middle East became temporarily quieter than for some time . |
| 3 | In the Sunday market the quality — popular division became even sharper than among the dailies when the qualities turned themselves into large scale Sunday magazines . |
| 4 | Behind the old lady in the hall stood the little brass dinner gong , but even that looked much smaller than in memory . |
| 5 | On the evenings when the three of them went abroad together , the worst of the heat over , Wilson felt more content than at any other time , more part of a family . |
| 6 | But when they began to steal away from their tasks to sit beside her and smoke their pipes , Grainne felt more honoured than at any time since she had occupied Ireland 's Throne . |
| 7 | In death she looked more beautiful than in life . |
| 8 | Typically , because people elsewhere married much younger than in north-west Europe , they became grandparents younger — so there were simply more grandparents around . |