Example sentences of "that be [adj] than [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps I am a boy , but that is better than David Riccio , now . |
| 2 | The point , is that the existence is presupposed of an objective order that enables us to distinguish meaningfully between " x is greater than y and " A judges ( thinks , believes , surmises , etc. ) that is greater than y " . |
| 3 | that is more than Mark Enson and Mark Nicholas earned from their benefits , more even than Kenny Dalglish has been able to spend on building up Blackburn Rovers into a middle-of-the-table Second Division team . |
| 4 | Well that 's worse than Silk Cut . |
| 5 | That 's worse than legs . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ That 's better than bread and cheese . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And that 's better than night , is it ? ’ said Dorcas . |
| 8 | And we 're all very worried that we might not be alive for much longer , so we 'll just keep talking , because that 's better than thinking . |
| 9 | That 's better than frost . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , a plan , ’ Gurder said , as if that was worse than lizard . |
| 11 | Even that was better than Mrs Harris had been expecting . |