Example sentences of "[was/were] in [adj] [noun sg] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least two of the five he had brought back with him were in worse case than he ; and Adam , who had perhaps come off lightest in actual injuries , was by no means to be envied for that , for the same story Owen had to tell to the Prince , Adam was at this moment telling to Gilleis . |
| 2 | Big birds weigh more , but a smaller proportion of that weight is fat , ) Corroboration comes from the observation that males who had not formed pairs were in worse condition than those that had . |
| 3 | He later reported that they were in worse condition than he had first thought and doubted whether they were fit for the job . |
| 4 | It could only be hoped that the mooring-ropes were in better case than the anchors . |
| 5 | Really serious attention now had to be given to the reconstruction or replacement of the Company 's rolling stock and although the ex-Croydon cars were in better condition than their own , it was decided to rebuild the J type cars on the Sutton route and not to commission any more ex-Croydon cars for service . |
| 6 | The classic lines here were in better condition than those on Ben Nevis , and The Fly received two ascents despite some thin and scary ice . |
| 7 | Dr Allan said the two men were bearing up well and were in better condition than had been expected after making the longest unsupported polar trip and the first unsupported crossing of the Antarctic landmass . |
| 8 | At the end of the Saturday debate we were in more disarray than at any stage since either coming to power or Margaret Thatcher taking over the leadership . |
| 9 | She hoped the TARDIS was in better shape than the Doctor . |
| 10 | Ironically , during the war years , the pitch was in better condition than it had ever been , as it was given over to the growing of carrots and potatoes . |
| 11 | Evidently No. 16 was in worse condition than the others and was repillared with five windows instead . |
| 12 | When the doors closed on the place in which I had dwelled , and I found myself alone in the world of Men , I was in more agony than you could dream exists . |
| 13 | I was in more pain than I think I have ever experienced . |
| 14 | I was in less difficulty than on the first two days : I no longer pushed the ends of the shafts but gained better control from between them and was able to look around without overbalancing . |