Example sentences of "than [vb base] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fifty miles north , Sarah Morgan had just finished serving a lunch that no one had done more than pick at . |
| 2 | ‘ I think I 'd rather climb ladders than sit at a checkout . ’ |
| 3 | So rather than sit at the counter and do it they they have rooms which you can go to and erm get interviewed |
| 4 | Er I mean , all I want Win , is something to do for four years than sit at home being a housewife and hang yourself as well ! |
| 5 | What will they do , other than sit at home and press buttons and send messages to each other ? |
| 6 | You can say that three year olds are more like other three year olds than , say , thirty year olds would be like other thirty year olds , and the younger the child the more true that is , so that would be much more true at age a year , assuming that there are n't any physical defects or mental defects , than say at three . |
| 7 | You can say that three year olds are more like other three year olds than , say , thirty year olds would be like other thirty year olds , and the younger the child the more true that is , so that would be much more true at age a year , assuming that there are n't any physical defects or mental defects , than say at three . |
| 8 | Its universality as far as human life is concerned depends on when it actually happened , and we can do no more than guess at the date . |
| 9 | Nor can we do more than guess at the consequences of the Greek ignorance of Latin . |
| 10 | There 's the often quoted comparison with our compatriots overseas that it 's cheaper to go overseas than stay at home , but I think , you know , with the range of accommodation , with the range of holidays now available in this country , I think the industry itself is competing very well and that the more and more people who find that they have n't yet discovered Britain will do so this year . |
| 11 | The study of mating systems is more question than answer at present , and the questions may not be well put , but Emlen & oring ( 1977 ) are good on birds . |