Example sentences of "[vb infin] [indef pn] [adj] than [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may need something stronger than tea after what I 'm going to tell you . ’ |
| 2 | She had repeatedly told herself her response to his touch was nothing more than a temporary aberration on her part , that familiarity must inevitably breed contempt , that sooner or later she would feel nothing more than irritation . |
| 3 | ‘ How could I do anything other than love you more as we grow older ? ’ |
| 4 | It did not occur to her , going upstairs in happy anticipation , that Aunt Emily would do anything other than smile upon the plan . |
| 5 | ‘ What ? ’ she gasped , so shocked at what he was saying that for a moment she could n't do anything other than stare at him with her mouth open . |
| 6 | ‘ Can we do anything other than wait to find out ? ’ |
| 7 | But after that Pete had sworn that he 'd touch nothing stronger than tapwater for the rest of the evening , and so far he 'd been sticking to it . |
| 8 | Many times Louisa had wished that the woman might weep as her husband had done , might permit something deeper than care for her creature comforts to reach her . |
| 9 | Charlotte goes into the marriage aware of Mr. Collins 's nature and his company actually boresome but her view towards the marriage is that she will gain something greater than happiness . |
| 10 | He had no idea where he was , except that it must be somewhere in the wilds of Wales , well hidden from any possibility of rescue ; and he took his first unwilling look about him in the conviction that captivity could mean nothing better than solitude , close confinement and squalor . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd never love anybody more than Father , ’ she replied seriously . |
| 12 | I ca n't imagine anything nastier than hydrogen bombs . ’ |