Example sentences of "[adj -er] [coord] [adv] [subord] the " 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | The carbonaceous object , stronger and slower than the comets , penetrates more deeply , but also explodes at too high an altitude . |
| 8 | Whichever way I turned looked bigger and wider and further than the other . |
| 9 | This country faces an enormous crisis which stretches wider and deeper than the recession . |