Example sentences of "was [adj] [prep] the others " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Which makes it more difficult for us , ’ said Pooley , ‘ since they did n't hang around for as long as usual , and therefore every single one of them was unobserved by the others for a minimum of half an hour . ’ |
| 2 | Calling in Mrs Thatcher to amplify his own quiet words , he started to say things which explained why his party was different from the others . |
| 3 | ‘ Finally , a letter came which was different from the others . |
| 4 | The British liked to think their system was different from the others , but it is not easy , in examining the literature , to discover exactly where in practice the difference lay . |
| 5 | When I postulated that the environmentalists might have a case , they were horrified that I of all people should express such a view , when it had been clear to them from the start that I was different from the others ( my sisters ) . |
| 6 | This tree was different from the others because it had branches hanging down very low . |
| 7 | On " same " trials all the letters were identical ; on " different " trials at least one letter was different from the others . |
| 8 | Like so many of the visitors , though he was dressed in the bright overalls of the Men he stared for long periods into the Cages , but it seemed to Creggan that his staring was different from the others and less cruel . |
| 9 | Ib 's Club was similar to the others she 'd visited , but more so , Gina decided a few minutes later as wearily she followed Rune into its depths : deeper , darker , more packed , the music more rawly evocative . |
| 10 | He learnt to eat tidily later than most children , and the mess down his front was hard for the others to bear . |
| 11 | ‘ I know , but — ’ He was conscious of the others there watching them . |
| 12 | Dimly , he was aware of the others waiting near-by . |