Example sentences of "than [prep] [art] real [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Time passed faster in the warp than in the real universe , but was also inconstant , unpredictable . |
| 2 | His brother officers were silly , shallow men , more interested in impressing ladies with the cut of their uniform , and trifling intellectual pretensions , than in the real business of a soldier . |
| 3 | for this idea to work , one has to consider histories that take place in imaginary time , rather than in the real time in which we perceive ourselves as living . |
| 4 | Planning a path on paper before you build gives an idea of the shapes and patterns you can create with the materials available to you — and it 's easier to correct mistakes on paper than on the real thing ! |
| 5 | The first edge of her anger gone , Kate hesitates , trapped by the apparent sincerity of his voice more than by the real force of his hand . |