Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] than [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And of course with it being heavier than air it does tell you it can give a nasty headache , cause drowsiness , etcetera etcetera . |
| 2 | The material itself is highly flammable and it 's heavier than air which means , in chemical , means it drops down to ground level . |
| 3 | It 's better than whisky and honey and lemon . ’ |
| 4 | No , but it 's better than Foundation 's Edge . |
| 5 | Yeah , it 's better than fog in n it ? |
| 6 | It 's better than golf . |
| 7 | Do you think it 's better than lemonade ? |
| 8 | It 's better than Coconut Forgery ! |
| 9 | Well I suppose it 's better than football what they 're playing in n it ? |
| 10 | It 's better than television . |
| 11 | It 's worse than Finn going away . |
| 12 | You 'll walk sand and grit into the room by the shoeload ; keep it out of the bed ( it 's worse than biscuit crumbs ) and do n't curse the landlady for not sweeping more often . |
| 13 | But BRIDE Angela 's mum Gladys Smith took one look at the sandwiches and canapes and sniffed : ‘ It 's worse than school dinners . ’ |
| 14 | I , it 's worse than school . |
| 15 | I think it 's worse than fornication in the eyes of the Lord , ’ he declared , nudging Billy with his elbow . |
| 16 | It 's worse than infidelity . ’ |
| 17 | it 's thicker than hack saw blade , perhaps a bit heavier |
| 18 | It 's cheaper than diesel at present ! |
| 19 | ‘ It 's cheaper than wine . ’ |
| 20 | It 's larger than life in every way . |
| 21 | But I have some secret bubble of amusement in me and it 's lighter than air . |
| 22 | Well , you said what good is that , it 's more than mum and dad 's er pension it 's more than dad 's pension |
| 23 | shall pay some good money out on a Sunday night , it 's more than weekday do n't they ? |
| 24 | Well , you said what good is that , it 's more than mum and dad 's er pension it 's more than dad 's pension |
| 25 | ‘ It 's more than flesh and blood can stand , listening to that Communist ranting . ’ |
| 26 | It 's it it 's more than sort of a ten minute slot in a staff meeting . |
| 27 | IT 'S MORE THAN AIDS … |
| 28 | It is better than mutton broth in August . |
| 29 | Senator Inouye was sterner : he realized that ordinary citizens thought Hakim 's testimony ‘ fascinating and exotic ’ , and chuckled at it , but he himself found it ‘ rather sad … to say it is stranger than fiction is an understatement . ’ |
| 30 | In the office , more and more is being sent by fax , because it is quicker than postage . |