Example sentences of "less [adj] [conj] it [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the whole incident was less memorable than it should have been — she seemed like an ordinary human being , very neat in a coat and skirt , talking about her hotel at Woodstock . |
| 2 | A walk was exactly what she needed , although the continuing hot weather made it less pleasant than it might have been . |
| 3 | The farmer , himself a member of the planning committee , had recently removed his stockman from the cottage had built him a modern bungalow on the farm , an arrangement now recognised as less altruistic than it might appear . |
| 4 | But the result was almost always less favourable than it should have been ; it was often actually unfavourable , often even very bad — an injury that , an injury that , in a patient so treated , it is difficult to repair . |
| 5 | Unfortunately the dividing line between norm and criterion-referencing is far less distinct than it would appear , since the establishing of standards of performance used for assessment criteria must by definition imply the use of some form of yardstick or norm . |
| 6 | When in doubt , beef it up — the more powerful the force , the less likely that it will have to fight and the more likely that it will succeed in its mission . |
| 7 | This is a little more expensive than a normal invitation but it is less likely that it will get lost . |
| 8 | It is worth remembering that with increasing age , the symptoms of cystitis may be less dramatic but it can cause incontinence of urine . |
| 9 | I understand from British Rail that the impact was less severe than it might have been , since both trains were on the move at the time , but some 90 passengers and the driver of the Portsmouth train were injured . |
| 10 | In truth , the task was less daunting than it could have been , partly because a considerable number of our sportspersons did not ( Gasp ! ) regularly purchase the magazine and were therefore unlikely to spot the odd line which might interest m'learned friends . |
| 11 | Through binoculars from the press box , it was no less baffling than it must have been from the pitch-side dug-out . |
| 12 | The studies led to the revelation of reasons why the programme was less successful than it might have been . |
| 13 | And if it is your , your view that y y your , your organs may be used in , in advance , and if that 's known to your relatives it 'll make a very very difficult time for them a great deal less difficult than it might have been otherwise . |