Example sentences of "and [pron] the [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gradually the hens learn to recognize each other , thereby learning which are the stronger , and which the weaker , individuals . |
| 2 | Somebody measures how the gas is distributed between the cylinders before the valve opens and after it closes , writes the results on two cards , and asks you to tell which card describes the earlier state and which the later . |
| 3 | The little woman , instead of having to explain the spending of twenty-five shillings of the housekeeping money on a half bottle of " cooking " brandy , would be at liberty to raid the Scotch for a few tablespoonsful at any time , and nobody the wiser . |
| 4 | Gutters and downpipes , once made of cast iron , are now nearly always of PVC , and none the worse for that except that they need more frequent supports . |
| 5 | Agnes watched her walk to the gate , as spry as a sparrow , and none the worse it seemed for her tumble . |
| 6 | In the case of the Leet-Judson-Kauffman Physical Geology the reason is clear ; the book is a crammer and none the worse for that . |
| 7 | He played that aspect of himself which could well have been in a war — after all he had trained long enough for it — and the result was the sort of performance he was to deliver several times in his film career and none the worse for that : professional , convincing . |
| 8 | And none the worse . ’ |
| 9 | He had been cocky himself once , and none the worse for it now . |
| 10 | Its mystical character was marvellously caught by the young players whose approach to the work as a whole was a shade more romantic than many and none the worse for that . |
| 11 | We are in fact , the strong and they the weaker . |
| 12 | With the ease of editing , forwarding etc. it is potentially more difficult to identify , retrospectively , what was original thought and what the later additions by colleagues . |