Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] less [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't have to stand here baring my soul in order to make you feel better and less of a victim ! |
| 2 | This is the time of year when the end of last season 's growth slides imperceptibly into the beginning of the next 's , with more or less of a halt depending on the weather . |
| 3 | They thought it normal for Daddy to get them up and dress and breakfast them , before he went down to morning surgery , and for Lucy once she was up to spend ages talking excitedly and gesticulating on the telephone , before consigning them ( with a kiss on the head ) to Nissy while she disappeared to the study to practise , and the house was filled with the cello 's dismal squeaks and groans , which always recovered eventually , into more or less of a tune . |
| 4 | It is not too easy to find , but lies in more or less of a line with Beta and 21(4.5) . |
| 5 | If the iceberg is too big , you might find yourself trapped underneath a moving mountain , bumped and towed along with less and less of a choice of where to go . |
| 6 | As more and more survive and are kept alive beyond the utmost limit of working life , the economic or social function of the individual provides less and less of a motive or framework for his survival ; and when we ask Why ? we find ourselves thrown back upon purpose in a sense which is neither economic nor social nor even secular . |
| 7 | Touch wood , that attitude has continued now that I 'm being more positive and less of a wimp . |