Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [be] [det] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Battery life is stated is stated to be around 9 hours but I found to be less than this . |
| 2 | His hands gripped the wheel with what she took to be more than necessary strength and he looked as if he would stop , spring out and grip her neck with equal intensity . |
| 3 | Though Shurton proved to be less than fertile ground for Pantisocracy , Henry Poole was quite happy to guide Coleridge and Southey to more promising territory near at hand . |
| 4 | This proved to be less than straightforward as there were some differences of opinion as to whether part-time employees or the disabled should be included . |
| 5 | In fact the two-over-par score proved to be more than handy when compared to several of Greg 's challengers ' cards . |
| 6 | She never liked to be less than definite . |
| 7 | Clearly , concern for children in what appeared to be less than propitious circumstances could be misplaced . |
| 8 | They had to be more than willing , and as ready as he to part without hard feelings afterwards . |