Example sentences of "[adj -er] [subord] he have [prep] " in BNC.

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1 These days he felt happier than he had at any time in his life .
2 Dad kissed me on the forehead and asked me to make another pot of tea and he sat down in his chair and smoked a quiet pipe of tobacco looking happier than he had for days .
3 He felt happier than he had for a long time .
4 He felt better than he had for a while , with hard work aching in his bones and the knowledge that he had decided what he must do at last .
5 Looking at her more closely , he realized she was much older than he had at first thought .
6 Outside , Gazzer looked even worse than he had in the tunnels : his face was haggard , haunted by his memories of last night , his fears for Bella , and his desperate need to make Marie believe him .
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