Example sentences of "[det] than i [vb mod] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , no I could talk to her more than I could talk to him . |
| 2 | Well , I do n't want your sympathy , and I do n't want you as a sister — I already have more than I can handle in that department , thank you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You mean more than I can cope with ? |
| 4 | That is more than I can say about the Liberal Democrats , who seem to be headed for their own Westminster bunker en masse , or for Robin Cook , Clare Short , John Prescott or Chris Smith — all of whose views I would in normal times respect and follow with interest . |
| 5 | ‘ Which is more than I can say about you ! ’ |
| 6 | We all ended up happy , anyway , which is more than I can say for most marriages . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Which is more than I can say for the rest of this wretched world . ’ |
| 8 | which is more than I can say for the inflatable . |
| 9 | I said , ‘ I 'm so afraid that the motor areas are taking over ; but at least reflex actions are true to oneself , which is more than I can say for blind hatred . ’ |
| 10 | More than I can say for the other fella , Berger . |
| 11 | ‘ Which is more than I can say for your companion . |
| 12 | The reasons behind thousands upon thousands of black kids immersing themselves in sport may stem from basic inequalities which I find unacceptable , and , indeed , immoral , but I can not affirm that sport is some device for the perpetuation of these inequalities any more than I can agree with some critics , such as Paul Hoch , that sport is a mere instrument of capitalist domination designed to slough off energies or divert them into meaningless channels ( 1972 ) . |
| 13 | It 's more than I can get from any other job in Oklahoma . |
| 14 | I was not earning nearly enough for a piano , however modestly priced , but it would cost less than I could raise from one of the famille rose vases I had brought from the house in Park Terrace . |