Example sentences of "far [adv] than [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said , in an unusually wan way , ‘ The crux of this business is hidden far deeper than I imagined . |
| 2 | The bulk of Germany 's railways were established between 1848 and 1877 , but even then they served the west of Germany far better than they served the east . |
| 3 | Their forwards will also need to scrummage far better than they did against Armary , Genet and Gallart , who had them under the cosh from the second minute . |
| 4 | All right for Jazz , cap or not , for his dark body had a natural grace and he could swim far better than anyone had suspected . |
| 5 | However , that figure was in fact far better than it looked as the banks had the worst ranking of any sector , with an average negative rating of -1,357 . |
| 6 | The Tell performance I attended — at Covent Garden on Monday — hung together musically far better than it did two years ago . |
| 7 | ‘ Actually , you 've done far better than I expected . |
| 8 | When David did not answer , she went on : ‘ After all , I suspect that you know him far better than I have ever done . ’ |
| 9 | Those who advised the hon. Gentleman 's constituent no doubt knew the circumstances of that locality far better than I do . |
| 10 | I know you , Lissa ; I know you far better than you think , and I know exactly what 's going on in that secretive labyrinth of a mind . |
| 11 | He felt annoyed at first but then he realized that he was running far better than he had been the previous day and that he was n't even trying . |
| 12 | If he is not used to the concept you may need to do some initial explaining , but , once he understands your expectation , he may turn out far better than he imagined ! |
| 13 | In the end the show went on far longer than we expected and was fairly raunchy . |
| 14 | ‘ Mr Jones , I 'm honoured that you should choose me , but I do feel there are others far more suited to take on the responsibility , people who 've worked in radio far longer than I have . ’ |
| 15 | Far sooner than anyone thought possible , the Russians exploded an atomic bomb . |
| 16 | Er I think far more than they do now . |
| 17 | If you 're selling cars , you 've got a guarantee warranty with it , and I think most customers are misled into believing that those guarantees and warranties cover far more than they do in fact . |
| 18 | If we are accused of structuring a massive bid proposal to expressly favour G Tec , and if G Tec end up being the only bidder we should expect to encounter major public relations and or legal problems , and we could end up paying far more than we had anticipated for the needed goods and services . |
| 19 | Yes , I have to say I enjoyed it far more than I expected . |
| 20 | around the m around the Mansfield =field , and these Children , at School they know far more than I do at my age I think . |
| 21 | Now , before he has even turned 11 , he is faced with taking on his grandmother 's burdens far earlier than anyone imagined . |
| 22 | It was not long — and far quicker than he knew — before she became aware of his scrutiny and soon after sensed the unusual and possibly intimidating intensity of it . |
| 23 | Using contrary approaches — by examining the work of popularisers such as T. H. Huxley and John Tyndall , and by looking beyond the superficial , anti-scientific statements of imaginative writers — she has revealed an intellectual and emotional agreement far closer than we have been led to believe . |