Example sentences of "with less than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rugby lead 16–10 with less than a minute to go but a try under the posts brought a defeat by 17–16 that in David Ray 's words ‘ … did not seem to matter ’ . |
| 2 | With less than a minute of the second half played Cork again jumped into the lead with a Thomas Mulcahy goal but Wexford replied immediately and led for the first time when Eamonn Cleary had their only goal in the 37th minute . |
| 3 | Europeans were divided in 1880 into states as small as Montenegro , with less than a quarter of a million inhabitants , and as large as Russia , with between 90 and 100 million . |
| 4 | The use of prohibitions was either barred or restricted in certain cases — in those concerned with less than a quarter of the tithes of a parish , and with violence against the clergy , for example . |
| 5 | A third of the women in the ‘ specials ’ are diagnosed as suffering from a psychopathic disorder , compared with less than a quarter of the men . |
| 6 | The situation was urgent — a handful of SSDs had made barely any progress with less than a year to transform policies and practice . |
| 7 | Government bonds with less than a year to maturity . |
| 8 | In countries of labour shortage , undeveloped social hierarchy and a truculent and democratic working population , things might be different ; but in Britain and Germany , France and the Habsburg Empire , unlike Australia or the United States , the suitable maximum for the labouring class was a sufficiency of good decent food ( preferably with less than a sufficiency of strong drink ) , a modestly crowded dwelling , and clothing adequate to protect morals , health and comfort without risking improper emulation of the costume of their betters . |
| 9 | It was ironical that Adam , who was the owner of that big house and all that land and the contents of the house , nevertheless went down to Nunes the second time with less than a fiver in his pocket . |
| 10 | But victory ran true to racing 's adage ‘ there 's nothing like experience ’ because the winner was ridden by Pat Leech , who has ridden more than 150 winners , while the two market leaders were partnered by riders with less than a handful of winners between them . |
| 11 | With less than a month left before the 7 November election and opinion polls showing that he leads his Republican opponent , Congressman Jim Courter , by between 14 and 23 points , the race for governor of New Jersey is attracting intense national interest . |
| 12 | Botham went for 81 , but with less than an hour left of the fourth day Lamb accepted an offer of bad light , which most people thought was a mistake . |
| 13 | With less than an hour of daylight remaining , he carried a flashlight — not that it would be of much help with the rain cascading down as if the Maya Rain God had corralled every raincloud in Central America and pulled the plugs out . |