Example sentences of "[adj -er] [conj] [adv] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus a stream of pulses lasting 1 second each and given at 10 second intervals could be the ‘ background ’ ( they could be sound pulses or pulses on a screen , for example ) ; the ‘ signal ’ being sought could be the absence of a pulse , one that was shorter or longer than the standard value or one that appeared too soon or too late . |
| 2 | Bigger and better than the old one . |
| 3 | It is both clearer and faster than the question and answer technique which many systems employ , and should be determined by the operation number entered . |
| 4 | Braver and deeper than the evangelical adventure the minister promised to the Christian . |
| 5 | The roar beats toward Keith , unleashed fifteen-year-old energy , suddenly let out , wild , the crowd joyous to find themselves together braver and better than the individuals had imagined themselves to be . |
| 6 | He was sufficiently like Ernie to be a twin , but Wycliffe had the impression that he was younger as well as a good deal fitter . |
| 7 | And they were grown apiece while he was away and they were better than ever and the deal was been that he had was gon na give them the best two cattle you see and this was this was the best two animals he had . |
| 8 | A volunteer 's better than any than a pressed man is n't it ? |
| 9 | Apart from the community stocking budget being spent on just a couple of fish , the upkeep of many of my big fish is actually cheaper and easier than the community systems . |
| 10 | She felt Fand grip her arm ; the white face turned , whiter than before as a gust of fire passed . |
| 11 | Deprived after Nechtansmere of the land and tribute from the Picts and Irish which probably underlay such power , Northumbria is likely to have been a poorer as well as a less dominant kingdom . |
| 12 | The carbonaceous object , stronger and slower than the comets , penetrates more deeply , but also explodes at too high an altitude . |
| 13 | Rachel had always thought that dodgems were inappropriately named , and that day was no exception , for as they cruised round there were many more bumps than dodges , accompanied by screams and shrieks as the guitars throbbed louder than ever and a siren wailed above them , |
| 14 | Whichever way I turned looked bigger and wider and further than the other . |
| 15 | This country faces an enormous crisis which stretches wider and deeper than the recession . |