Example sentences of "[adj -er] [conj] [pers pn] at [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | However , a combination of the limestone subsoil and the profusion of rivers , canals , lakes and reservoirs reduces Champagne 's water requirement ( due to low evaporation ) , making 662 millimetres of rainfall relatively heavier than it at first appears . |
2 | I think this woman with the three grown-up sons is not younger than me at all , but almost certainly older . |
3 | I am better than them at other things . |
4 | Get talking to people over a few drinks ; you 're better than me at that sort of thing . ’ |
5 | I can diagnose tonsillitis , there 's an ENT surgeon who is far better than me at that ; I can diagnose appendicitis , hearts , whatever you can think of , there 's someone who is much better than me at it and these people are all now available to the population . |
6 | They are better than me at some things . |
7 | No he was n't as , as , strong-wise he was hitting as well as you , but he was he was n't as , much better than you at all . |
8 | He 'd be faster than me at long distance , by a long way . |