Example sentences of "[adj -er] [conj] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As shown in Fig. 2A , two footprints were observed either with the lower or the upper strand labelled . |
| 2 | This version is lighter than a traditional Christmas pudding but it has all the flavour . |
| 3 | yet the gear change itself is quicker and lighter than the long throw , rubbery device that spoils the Vauxhall . |
| 4 | What happens in the blast furnace is that the slag is lighter than the molten iron and it collects on top of the molten iron and by some means that I s |
| 5 | He looked greener than the proverbial grass to her . |
| 6 | Mike , who 'd gone greener than the minted melon balls provided for pudding , and Perdita , who was lighting one cigarette from another , could n't eat a thing . |
| 7 | Planning as a local authority responsibility has its origins in the public health and housing policies of the nineteenth century , but from the outset the objectives were broader than a simple emphasis on the efficient use of land . |
| 8 | The surgeons had to join blood vessels of only two millimetres in diameter and use suturing materials no broader than a human hair . |
| 9 | Her fluency resulted in almost 100 books ; Flaubert 's entire output fits one volume no fatter than the average airport blockbuster . |
| 10 | Cleaner than the bloody Post Office anyway . |
| 11 | Thus , the eastern shore is saltier than the western shore . |
| 12 | Running 26.2 miles is further than the average person achieves in a lifetime and you 've done it in around four hours or less writes . |
| 13 | I have no doubt that , when the time comes and we push our tax through , it will be seen to be fairer than the Labour alternative . |
| 14 | make the council tax far fairer than the old rates , certainly fairer than the poll tax , and much fairer than the Labour party 's proposals . |
| 15 | Two er requirements for the future that er seem to be er er desirable are stealth and what could be stealthier than the present generation of aircraft and secondly to prevent you having to go over your target you 're likely to be shot down so that you need a stand up weapon capability , er if the payload is somewhat limited can it still carry stand off weapons that are effective ? |
| 16 | The " pence in the pound " format recommended above by Cockcroft is known , from the APU data , to be easier than the equivalent format using percentages . |
| 17 | But it was murder for Francis , who said : ‘ I thought a European tie would be easier than the Premier League — but I miscalculated . |
| 18 | One is , however , fairly constant : the pain and discomfort of illness is frequently easier than the other kind of pain and hurt in our unconscious memories . |
| 19 | But by the time their financial worries were over their political options seemed to be over too ; starting new relationships looked easier than the tortuous process of political realignment . |
| 20 | Mute , drunken dislike was easier than the cold hatred of the last few weeks . |
| 21 | A physical description was easier than an emotional assessment . |
| 22 | ‘ They have to be tougher than the average kid , I do n't like losers , but once they 're into boxing it takes them off the streets , away from the drugs and alcohol , ’ said Lol , 57 . |
| 23 | During a month-long survey , Lyme Regis passed the EC 's guideline for faecal coliforms which is 20 times tougher than the basic standard . |
| 24 | Polymers do not form perfectly elastic solids , as a limited amount of bond rotation can occur in the glass which allows slight plastic deformation ; this makes them somewhat tougher than an inorganic glass . |
| 25 | The highest infant mortality was reported in those cases where the preceding birth interval was less than two years and , in many communities , especially high , if the inter-birth period was shorter than a full year . |
| 26 | However , paradoxically , and as Griffith pointed out , as long as the crack is shorter than the critical length , nothing will happen — however high the stress at the tip may be . |
| 27 | The taller of the pair was chewing on a chicken leg and leaning on a sword that was only marginally shorter than the average man . |
| 28 | The thin plastic flange in the centre of the connectors must be removed with a pair of pliers , to enable it to slide completely over the new , smaller piece of pipe , which should be cut 10 to 20mm shorter than the measured gap . |
| 29 | The Islamic calendar is one of the few remaining purely lunar calendars , the year being just over ten days shorter than the tropical year , or year of the seasons . |
| 30 | The shop at fault was clearly shown on the chart as its horizontal line was much shorter than the similar line above it showing the progress of earlier operations in its manufacture , and as soon as the supply reverted to normal again , the red flag was removed . |