Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] than [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old ladies with thick stockings holding veins like knots of worms , and men whose eyes are duller than clay alleys dream other dreams and watched the numbered screen , killing time , hoping for a win . |
| 2 | They are bigger than protein molecules but smaller than bacteria . |
| 3 | They 're better than lamp posts and that , cos trees grow out of the ground , so they 're extra special like . |
| 4 | Cartridge circuit fuses are larger than plug fuses , and are marked ‘ Made to BS1361 ’ . |
| 5 | However , while these dollar values are better than dinar values for the years up to 1983 , they are still not satisfactory , both for the reason given above and because the real value of the dollar has fluctuated considerably during the past ten years . |
| 6 | Synthetic strings are cheaper than gut strings and last longer . |
| 7 | One common feature of professions is the claim that their services are more than business transactions and that this aspect of the delivery of professional services justifies in the public interest monopolies that would not be acceptable in the ordinary industrial and commercial arena . |
| 8 | ‘ I though we had already established that Steve and I are more than business partners . ’ |
| 9 | … cul-de-sac streets are safer than loop streets and of course safer than ordinary through-streets ; |
| 10 | Your eggs are fresher than shop eggs . |