Example sentences of "than [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | The history in this case describes a conflict between neighbours rather than one against the state . |
| 32 | Do you not agree that you writers have had an easier time of it than we in the West , in a closed society where your cultural values are protected , albeit at a price ? |
| 33 | She was in the back row , lifted higher than anybody by the boys on either side of her . |
| 34 | She loved Edward more than anybody in the world . |
| 35 | ‘ Ludovico , ’ Constance said , placing his hand on the ring on her finger , ‘ I love you more than anybody in the world and I always will . |
| 36 | And , although being taller , broader , leaner , fitter than anybody in the whole SE postal district undoubtedly had something to do with it , he seemed to shine with that undefinable , but unmistakable , showbiz sheen . |
| 37 | One rejoinder to this would be to cite cases like : ( 35 ) our new neighbours said they had had their old house painted mauve where it is perfectly possible that the house is much younger than anybody in the family . |
| 38 | Without conceding that the gentry of Tula , Smolensk , and elsewhere were justified in calling for an assembly which would give them a chance to vent their spleen , Alexander II seemed to be no less frightened than they by the enormity of the changes he had sanctioned . |
| 39 | ‘ If anybody in the jury can explain that letter , ’ said Alice ( she was not afraid of anything now , because she was much bigger than everybody in the room ) , ‘ I 'll give him sixpence . |
| 40 | If I were Mrs Douglas and had put up with years of a philandering , self-important husband I think I might consider I was more deserving than him of the luxury away-from-it-all fortnight 's vacation . |
| 41 | There are worse men than him in the world ! ’ |
| 42 | In the story , I was the nicer one and would go on to be better than him in the end . |
| 43 | Both Robert Jones and Dewi Morris will be in action on the final Saturday of the Five Nations but Jones — probably only Ireland 's Simon Geoghegan has lost more ground than him in the course of the season — would need just about the game of his life to regain his lead over Morris as the other scrum-half to Gary Armstrong . |
| 44 | ‘ There are more difficult working environments than mine at the moment . ’ |
| 45 | " The Moslem Brothers , who are more anxious than anyone for the stability of Egypt and the welfare of its citizens adhere to legal means in their preaching and the defence of their right to undertake activities to realise their goals , " he said . |
| 46 | The other is that Americans have grumbled louder and longer than anyone about the rubbish they throw out . |
| 47 | ‘ He knows more than anyone about the family assets , and he 's totally in the gang 's power . |
| 48 | With his great hands , Jimmy returned the fast serve better than anyone in the history of the game . |
| 49 | Alcock , the man with the astronomical memory , probably knows the sky better than anyone in the world , possibly in history . |
| 50 | The Labour Party showed more faith than anyone in the medicine of the pollsters and strategists , believing they has found in it the panacea for their 13-year malaise . |
| 51 | However , USL has recently claimed that it will configure Destiny to run applications of all persuasions — including Solaris — ( UX No 380 ) , Zander says ‘ if they can do that they 're better than anyone in the world . ’ |
| 52 | She had known Connor O'Dell for nearly ten years now — she knew him better than anyone in the world — and tonight , she knew without any shadow of doubt that he was lying to her . |
| 53 | I mean , you know me better than anyone in the world , you probably love me better than anyone in the world , but you still never know another person one hundred per cent . ’ |
| 54 | I mean , you know me better than anyone in the world , you probably love me better than anyone in the world , but you still never know another person one hundred per cent . ’ |
| 55 | Although Angel One had been trained in kendo , the ancient art of Japanese swordsmanship , as part of his overall mastery of martial arts , he knew from having witnessed his opponent in action , that the man was more skilled than he with the katana . |
| 56 | Though the news of her ‘ engagement ’ could not possibly have come from any other source than he of the ‘ My office — now ’ order . |
| 57 | Not only is she pretty ; she has a reputation for being more of a Socialist than her husband and far more level-headed than he about the trappings of prime ministerial power . |
| 58 | The most consummate Kapellmeister could not be more profound than he in the science of harmony and of modulations … |
| 59 | Last season Ian gained full International honours , completed his century of Palace goals to join the select group of just five men to have achieved that feat for us since the club 's foundation back in 1905 , and scored twice as Palace beat Everton 4–2 to win the Zenith Data Systems Cup Final at Wembley , while his virtuoso hat-trick , scored in just eighteen minutes during the second half of Palace 's penultimate game of 1990–91 , at Wimbledon , demonstrated in magnificent style that when Ian is on form there is no more dangerous or exciting player than he in the entire Football League . |
| 60 | Here and elsewhere we have been more committed than he in the interests of clarity of exposition . |