Example sentences of "was [verb] [adj] than a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had worked hard to achieve qualification in the contracts and purchasing side of engineering , but , in her present job , she was using less than a quarter of her skills . |
| 2 | The last leg of the expedition was proving more than a trial for the young naturalist . |
| 3 | The waits were officially disbanded in 1832 but existed as am independent body until the late nineteenth century , by which time their peculiar custom was becoming more than a little irritating to certain residents of the town . |
| 4 | It was a day or two before I realized that his behaviour was becoming more than a little frenetic , to say the least . |
| 5 | Japan 's devastation of a country which had lost to Namibia on the eve of the World Cup was noting less than a scandal and a disgrace to international rugby . |
| 6 | There were also rumours that newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell was showing more than a passing interest in Storehouse . |
| 7 | Swayne was a dealer , it was doubtful whether he was making more than a bare living out of his stamps and coins . |
| 8 | You will not be told how much he earns ; but you will be told that the reports of £1 million a year are exaggerated and distorted ( half that is nearer the mark ) ; you will be told , too , that in his fourth year at the Bar he was earning less than a Manchester bus driver — without overtime . |
| 9 | The entire process was to take less than a month . |
| 10 | By then Leith was feeling more than a shade guilty that she was the one responsible for the two having met . |
| 11 | But that morning she had discovered just who ‘ Cousin Naylor ’ was , and , even though she was feeling more than a mite rebellious at his ‘ … it might be in your interests not to see him again' , she did n't want to put her job in jeopardy should Naylor Massingham happen to be passing , and observe Travis 's car again parked at her apartment block . |
| 12 | By early afternoon Leith owned that she was feeling more than a little drained . |
| 13 | Each replied that he did not wish to see him without consulting his solicitor as the depositions had been taken and it was understood that nothing further was required other than a date to be set for the trial . |