Example sentences of "than [pron] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Janine nodded and left the flat , feeling lighter hearted than she had for many days . |
| 2 | She was sitting back relaxedly and looking more contented than she had for some time . |
| 3 | All the family thought that in spite of Maureen 's arduous lifestyle , she looked better and happier than she had for several years . |
| 4 | We 'll not be building any more than we intended for this year — well , a house or two more , maybe , but nothing beyond . |
| 5 | The answer is simple ; there need be no judge and no moral dilemma if parents and doctors accept that they have no more right to end the life of a handicapped child than they do for any child which enters this world . |
| 6 | But within this context , Wilkins ' elegant stuccoed facades will be retained , and an important landmark has been saved and will look far more handsome and dignified than it has for many years . |
| 7 | While much of the UK is looking gloomily at the dark clouds of a major recession , it seems poetic justice that for at least some of Belfast 's population , the future looks better than it has for many years . |
| 8 | The outcome of these changes is that the drug bill is rising faster than it has for some years and above the rate of inflation . |
| 9 | Anybody who " ramps " or causes " ramping " of USM stocks in this way cares more for the profits on his own transaction profits possibly running into thousands of pounds than he does for those of his clients . |
| 10 | He has done more theological ‘ homework ’ here than he did for some of his own religious books , and it shows , even though learning was never more lightly worn . |