Example sentences of "even [adj] than [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a feline phenomenon even stranger than superfecundation and that is superfetation . |
| 2 | Whoever she is , her standard of housekeeping must be even lower than Rainbow 's . |
| 3 | The biggest hurdles are safe handling ( the fire risk is appalling — see the R101 airship crash ) and an energy density even lower than methane . |
| 4 | Wage evidence could also be noted , but it is even scarcer than price data , and it remains as yet uncertain whether any particular trend swill be discernable . |
| 5 | In addition , Compact firms make time and people available to schools — and this can be even better than money ! |
| 6 | and there be twenty eight shillings a week , that 's all I allowed him and because that was even better than labour money and so the day , they , I had to keep that they stopped all me labour , so cos I had the money you see . |
| 7 | Rose feared strikes even more than bankruptcy or the plague . |
| 8 | Figurative arts , even more than poetry , expressed the mixed feelings of elation over past victories and fear of future incursions which the Celts inspired . |
| 9 | The major frustration , for prisoners even more than Probation Officers , is the parole system . |
| 10 | Probably even more than action there was a great deal of talk about the techniques of sex , its joys , its malfunctions and inhibitions and how to overcome them . |
| 11 | Dinner would annoy Gina even more than tea . |
| 12 | ‘ I think I like secrets even more than chocolate , ’ Babur says . |
| 13 | This payback was even more than City experts had expected . |
| 14 | Something that she had expected even less than ambition . |
| 15 | The aftermath was even worse than Yen-Bay ; 2,000 dead and the virtual destruction or disintegration of the existing party apparatus . |
| 16 | It is even worse than heroin in terms of the dependency and hopelessness it creates . |
| 17 | Snow looks less innocuous but is even worse than rain because it blots out visibility more . |
| 18 | Linen is one of the oldest fibres known and is even stronger than cotton , but it creases badly unless treated with the appropriate finish . |