Example sentences of "'s [adj -er] than [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A taste of stalactite climbing at a more human level is provided by the sustained E1 5b of Arrampicatopitheque ( thankfully the climbing 's easier than the name ) to the left of Casamanche — itself one of the best 7bs . |
| 2 | ‘ She 's tougher than the rest of us put together . |
| 3 | And that mud wagon 's lighter than a Concord . " |
| 4 | It 's nicer than a satsuma really . |
| 5 | One foot 's bigger than the other . |
| 6 | We 've made too many allowances for another top player who thinks he 's bigger than the game . |
| 7 | Can you tell whether you think that finger 's colder than the rest ? |
| 8 | It 's cheaper than the restaurant . |
| 9 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 10 | You have to admit , she 's better than a kick in the wot-nots ! |
| 11 | I think moving 's better than a week of I V P . |
| 12 | It 's better than a letter to hear her voice . ’ |
| 13 | A grand view of Horse Guards Parade — oh well it 's better than a view of John and Norma Major . |
| 14 | Incidentally , it 's better than a railway hut , and perfect for a party . ’ |
| 15 | Well , it 's better than no job at all som I hear them say . |
| 16 | at the minute , because they 've got there the Hussy End which is like the number one , that 's better than the Stringfellow 's apparently , Hussy End are in Manchester thirty quid to get in |
| 17 | Surely it 's better than the way 'e 's bin since 'e got back from France ? |
| 18 | The book 's better than the film cos it 's got more detail in it . |
| 19 | ‘ Fams ’ describes re-starting the Wailers as ‘ rough ’ and it might not be as glorious a gig as playing Zimbabwe 's independence celebrations with Bob , but it 's better than the fate of most reggae elders ; redundancy thanks to computerised ragga . |
| 20 | Good grief , that 's better than the Ryder Cup Captain , Bernard Gallacher , did last year . |
| 21 | in fact it 's better than the television we 've got |
| 22 | At least it 's better than the paraffin we used to have when I was a kid . ’ |
| 23 | There 's a kind of intimacy that 's closer than the bone |
| 24 | It 's smaller than a sheet of A4 paper , and is only 1.25 inches thick , so it 's an ideal travelling companion . |
| 25 | But please leave out the 0–60 in 7.5 seconds , forget that it 's faster than a Ferrari Mondial from 50 to 70 m.p.h . |
| 26 | Martin , he 's faster than the bloke . |
| 27 | He 's worse than the Arthur Seaton kind . |
| 28 | As a sport it 's safer than a lot of other outdoor sports , including rock climbing . |
| 29 | But I do n't feel as if , I mean it 's it 's not the most pleasant thing in the world but it 's certainly fucking sa it 's safer than a lot of their more easier to put on and take off than and fucking safer and more effective than a lot of their contraception devices . |
| 30 | Even if you got it further it 's wider than the stairway which is only two foot six and the r wardrobe 's three foot . |