Example sentences of "[adj -er] than it [vb mod] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The population as a whole is about 10 per cent fatter than it used to be . |
| 2 | It also has to be recognised that the general educational standard of aspiring architects is much lower than it used to be . |
| 3 | — much lower than it used to be . |
| 4 | And we 've got you know that is actually a lot lower than it used to be because we they actually caught us charging them three hundred and fifty quid for a bearing that we 're now charging them two hundred and fifty quid for . |
| 5 | It 's much sloppier than it used to be , and the ladings are not all priced as we used to price them . |
| 6 | No cleverer than it ought to be |
| 7 | I am still very critical of my own shape but I console myself with the fact that while it is far from perfect , it is better than it used to be . |
| 8 | The treatment that we have available controls the illness and that means that the outlook in miocenia gravis and similar disorders is very much better than it used to be . |
| 9 | There were plenty of vile smells , and the train was colder than it ought to be . |
| 10 | And although a green glow that is weaker than it ought to be might mean that some of the cells in the area are turning malignant , it might also mean that the operator has the end of the bronchoscope too far from the target , or pointing at an awkward angle . |
| 11 | Which is harder than it used to be . |
| 12 | But Chris Smith sums up the make-or-break situation of the market in turmoil : ‘ The low end of the market is thinner than it used to be , and the other buyers do n't want to mess around with scrapyards . ’ |
| 13 | Although there is much social and occupational mobility , and our choice of marriage partner is wider than it used to be , we are obviously most likely to meet and continue acquaintance with people used to similar standards of living , values and expectations . |