Example sentences of "[was/were] [art] [adj -er] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were no bigger than leaf monkeys , but had black caps and a line of black fur about the eyes , giving them an oddly human look . |
| 2 | He could remember what a flurry Martha Pritchett used to get into when Lady Debrace stopped in for a cup of tea , and how afterwards she would tell them proudly how her ladyship had sat down and chatted as if she were no grander than Nurse Wilks ! |
| 3 | Gregg was a larger than life character on and off the field — but he 's not about to put any pressure on his son . |
| 4 | ( My great grandfather lived here and he was a larger than life character . |
| 5 | He was no better than Stair , or Havvie , in his lack of concern for the feelings of those about him , he thought . |
| 6 | When civilization was no better than barbarism , the whole experiment of humanity was at an end , and it was time to clean the slate . |