Example sentences of "than [adj] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , I have a little flat of my own , although I have been spending more time than usual at the villa since the kidnapping . |
| 2 | She was seized and held in a crushing embrace before she could do more than tense at the look on his face . |
| 3 | Needless to say , Mr Kilfedder , 63 , is less than happy at the intrusion of the Conservatives into his feifdom . |
| 4 | The toothy grin of this naturally modest farmer 's son was less than villainous at the finish . |
| 5 | Although the book suggests my beavers should be aggressive , alas , try as I might , I ca n't get them to be anything less than overjoyed at the prospect of more delicious fish-eggs . |