Example sentences of "than [to-vb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd sooner come to Cheltenham than to go to a holiday abroad . |
| 2 | If diarrhoea is described in some particular terms rather than others ( e.g. if it described as empacho ) the patient is more likely to consult a traditional practitioner than to go to a health clinic . |
| 3 | Though in theory taking life was contrary to the tenets of Buddhism , it was considered more shocking to kill animals for other persons , or for their hides , than to kill for a meal . |
| 4 | Whether it 's the Police Band or one from a nearby mill town , there are fewer nicer ways to end a summer day in Leeds than to sit in a deckchair at sunset , listening to the haunting sound of the trumpets and trombones . |
| 5 | It is easier to stop doing something than to continue with an activity but with greater efficiency . |
| 6 | Once again it is more important to explore the problem with students than to come to an answer . |
| 7 | She knew , as she carried articles that required hanging up through to the wardrobes , that she was not going to tresspass any further on Ven 's generosity than to partake of a cup of tea with him . |
| 8 | Disknet gives the user no other choice than to stick to a routine of checking each incoming diskette for viruses . |
| 9 | Disknet gives the user no other choice than to stick to a routine of checking each incoming diskette for viruses . |
| 10 | Charles Bosanquet assured his readers that ‘ the London poor are accustomed to the notion of being visited and more inclined to complain of being neglected than to look on a visitor as an intruder ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ What better note to end it on than to win in a team situation and when you are playing for your country ? |
| 12 | I am less concerned to focus on the psychopathology of individuals than to point to a collective , cultural condition ‘ and the tendencies of people who make it up ’ ( May , 1969 ) . |
| 13 | ‘ No , it 's not , in he said , ‘ It 's a Suo , and I should know.in I knew better than to argue with an expert , so I said nothing and quickly caught it instead . |
| 14 | But when you think if you go to your corner shop and you , you do n't want a lot it 's cheaper to go there than to get in a car |