Example sentences of "[det] than [pos pn] usual [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ She ca n't bear to carry an ounce more than her usual weight , ’ said Grace Bird . |
2 | William L. Shirer , CBS correspondent in Berlin , noted in his diary that it was another hot weekend in a summer which had had more than its usual share of them . |
3 | From the ascription on the first page of H400D , Te Deum Simple Le feu Roy ayant voulu qu'il ne dura guere plus que sa messe ordinaire ( ‘ Simple Te Deum , the late King having wished that it will last little more than his usual mass ’ ) , we can deduce that this score , or at least this inscription , must be dated between the death of Louis XIV in September 1715 , and that of the composer , in June 1726 . |
4 | He was guilty of no more than his usual exaggeration when , at the age of twenty-four , he announced to a friend that he had read ‘ almost every thing ’ . |
5 | Johnson exploded off his starting blocks with more than his usual ferocity , and by ten metres there was daylight between him and the remaining seven . |
6 | Tremayne made more than his usual fuss over Fiona , sensing some sort of turmoil , telling her comfortably that Mackie had just come back from Ascot races where he 'd sent a runner for the apprentice race which had proved a total waste of time . |
7 | He has agreed to pay us more than our usual commission — well , I explained , of course , that we would need ample compensation to lend him one of our girls for such unusual services , and I must say — ’ |
8 | That victory of ours was the first to which they gave less than their usual measure of approval . |
9 | So one night , when she had jacked into the sudden heavenly night inside her , Chesarynth watched Friend appear with less than her usual eagerness . |
10 | With something less than her usual grace she sat down in the stern , then tensed as Michele lowered his lean body into the space beside her , his arm stretched casually along the back of the ornate black wooden seat . |
11 | ‘ God loves charity , ’ said Andrus , with slightly less than his usual self-assurance . |
12 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Andrus , with less than his usual certainty . |