Example sentences of "than [adv] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , to the extent that some doctors , especially those recently trained , see themselves as medical scientists solving problems and dispensing cures , rather than fundamentally caring for their patients , they may , in fact , be guilty of distancing themselves from , if not abandoning , their dying patients . |
| 2 | Social attitudes demanded that the politician who aspired to a county interest should handle his constituents with greater care than merely bargaining for votes . |
| 3 | General exploration means more than just looking for what we want . |
| 4 | ‘ Working for industry makes you intensely more accountable than just working for a university ever does . |
| 5 | She suggested they would do better if they only sat five exams and spent the rest of their time on work which could give them a much broader education than just swotting for more GCSEs . |
| 6 | Also in that country the unions have been financially supported by the political parties ( a reversal of the typical relationship found in , say , Britain or Australia ) and the normative stance of the Italian movement is that its role is far more comprehensive than simply bargaining for improved wages and work conditions ( Guigni , 1981 ) . |
| 7 | Maxim trailed into the room behind him , vaguely looking for a fresh drink and finding Ages instead , who had been more than vaguely looking for him . |
| 8 | But this whole retro-Rolling Stones bullshit , I think it 's just the journalists ’ way to get uptight and be lazy , picking up on what other people are saying rather than actually thinking for themselves . |
| 9 | This led to the highest possible in Rugby League other than actually playing for a good team : I began to be invited to games by the committee . |