Example sentences of "than [art] usual [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every disease presents its own peculiar problems which fascinate and challenge investigators , but tuberculosis has more than the usual range of difficulties . |
| 2 | It easily unlocked his heart , one that bore more than the usual share of tragedy . |
| 3 | The thousand pound machine he 's riding is called a recumbant , it 's faster than the usual type of racing bike and has the added advantage of giving it 's rider , as the name suggests , a more leisurely riding position . |
| 4 | Normally , a flock of almost 3000 sheep was kept , producing a better grade of wool than the usual run of scraggy downland animals . |
| 5 | The greater authority of the aggressor male perpetrator is further emphasised by the fact that , of the assaults against males , those coming to the notice of the newspapers largely concerned a much older set of defendants than the usual run of offenders coming before the courts . |
| 6 | When he sold his stations in 1985 , he got $2bn — 15 times the cash flow of the stations , rather than the usual multiple of nine to 11 . |
| 7 | The manner of his death ensured that more than the usual number of people were at the funeral . |
| 8 | All the competitors agreed that they had a challenging game and more than the usual number of wet balls and soggy bunkers ! ! |
| 9 | The peeled-off clothes lie in a tumbled pile , and — at a velocity far greater than the usual speed of a naked mortal 's shy and shivering run — I convey her into the water , and out of the shallows . |
| 10 | We selected contacts with the following characteristics : * Those deeper than the usual limit of the fish echoes ( 30 m ) . |
| 11 | In cases where we can identify people who would be penalized more than the usual sort of fifty pence charge . |
| 12 | He , after all , found her quite as repulsive as she found him and , as the two of them waltzed from oven to sink , from window to cutlery drawer , staring up , down , sideways , anywhere but at each other , Henry had always assumed that this was no more than the usual politesse of a failed English , suburban marriage . |
| 13 | I said ‘ No , ’ but I waited a little longer than the usual month before leaving to soften the blow for both of us . |