Example sentences of "than the little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He believed that people should spend as little as possible on themselves and think as little as possible about themselves — no more , indeed , than the little thought that was needed to keep them usefully alive . |
| 2 | ‘ Worse than the little horror inside a Dalek casing . ’ |
| 3 | Nevertheless , his attempt to move international relations from the study of relations between nations to the study of ‘ world society ’ ( leaving aside the essential vagueness of this latter idea ) , did represent a progressive problem shift for all those interested in the elephants rather than the little creatures . |
| 4 | I think it 's fairly obvious that a lot more suffering goes on in the name of love than the little happiness you can squeeze out of it . |
| 5 | Which I 'd say is less useful in fact than the little ones . |
| 6 | ‘ But I ca n't picture him any other way than the little boy he was on that last day I saw him . ’ |
| 7 | Gudgeon are the chief target as they certainly weigh better than the little perch and tiny silver fish , ’ said Steve . |
| 8 | The holy , rather , formed the permanent context of life , always and everywhere present , animating a community larger than the little group gathered around the altar , ready at any moment to manifest blessing or power , at special moments or special places . |