Example sentences of "'s [adj] than [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I have some secret bubble of amusement in me and it 's lighter than air . |
| 2 | " No one 's nicer than Daddy , " his mother had once said . |
| 3 | The material itself is highly flammable and it 's heavier than air which means , in chemical , means it drops down to ground level . |
| 4 | It 's larger than life in every way . |
| 5 | But make sure you pay attention not just to the basic impulses and enthusiasms , which are sound and fine ; not just to the incidental portrait of a consummate mountaineer in the passages about Dave Breashears ; but also to a strange sort of instinctual third dimension which Blessed 's larger than life character seems to entice into play : |
| 6 | This one 's straighter than Dinosaur 's , more faithfully bitter and pained with Tanya Patsy inClined . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's cheaper than wine . ’ |
| 8 | It 's cheaper than diesel at present ! |
| 9 | No , but it 's better than Foundation 's Edge . |
| 10 | It 's better than golf . |
| 11 | Yeah , it 's better than fog in n it ? |
| 12 | ‘ And that 's better than night , is it ? ’ said Dorcas . |
| 13 | It 's better than whisky and honey and lemon . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ That 's better than bread and cheese . ’ |
| 15 | Well I suppose it 's better than football what they 're playing in n it ? |
| 16 | Anything 's better than football . |
| 17 | Anything 's better than football . |
| 18 | No , Monopoly 's better than Lego . |
| 19 | Do you think it 's better than lemonade ? |
| 20 | That 's better than frost . |
| 21 | And we 're all very worried that we might not be alive for much longer , so we 'll just keep talking , because that 's better than thinking . |
| 22 | It 's better than Coconut Forgery ! |
| 23 | It 's better than television . |
| 24 | Blood 's thicker than water , when all 's said and done , ’ Mary Ann was saying . |
| 25 | ‘ I still ai n't forgiven you for what you said , but when all 's said and done , blood 's thicker than water . ’ |
| 26 | I know but family 's like blood 's thicker than water . |
| 27 | it 's thicker than hack saw blade , perhaps a bit heavier |
| 28 | Fergie frowns as she discovers she 's more than skin and bone |
| 29 | Well , you said what good is that , it 's more than mum and dad 's er pension it 's more than dad 's pension |
| 30 | Well , you said what good is that , it 's more than mum and dad 's er pension it 's more than dad 's pension |