Example sentences of "than the [num ord] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was a lot easier than the first time . |
| 2 | Nothing can be more exciting than the first time that you are given some flowers , and particularly red roses . |
| 3 | It was less acrimonious than the first time , but much more painful . |
| 4 | It was worse than the first time . |
| 5 | They were , if that was possible , even more ferocious than the first time he had kissed her . |
| 6 | I dared not even glance at " Happy " , but to add insult to injury I gave the order " About turn ! " and they repeated the gazelle-like jump even better than the first time . |
| 7 | She did n't know ; all she knew was that she adored him more than before and she wanted him more desperately , therefore inevitably she was going to be more hurt than the first time . |
| 8 | Actually , she looked better than the last time Anne had seen her alive . |
| 9 | ‘ We have a quality street team to welcome the Aussies , ’ said Probyn , ‘ and I intend to go one better than the last time I faced them — the World Cup final 12 months ago . ’ |
| 10 | The net effect is that , each time , the perihelion is a little further round than the last time — or , to put it another way , the perihelion advances . |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't look a day older than the last time I worked with you . ’ |
| 12 | He smiled wider than the last time . |
| 13 | Magwitch seemed quieter and more likeable than the last time I had seen him . |
| 14 | His gravelly Scots voice pleased her more than the last time she met him . |
| 15 | Nothing she 'd care to trust too far , but it made the atmosphere a lot easier than the last time she 'd been in here with the door closed . |
| 16 | He looked even paler and weaker than the last time I had seen him . |
| 17 | I 'm a lot better than the last time you saw me . |
| 18 | He looked anxious , more white-faced and sober than the last time Athelstan had seen him . |
| 19 | but Lucy that 's four less than the last time so that , have , have you got them all written down your corrections ? |