Example sentences of "than [pron] [vb past] [prep] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , it was earlier than I wanted to be in front , but then he galloped on in his stride all the way to the line . |
| 2 | By the time she entered the building and hurried across to Occupational Health she was several minutes later than she liked to be in the mornings . |
| 3 | It is true that the carefully authentic material has to be explained more fully than it had to be for readers of Marryat 's day , who could be supposed to possess a modicum of previous knowledge of naval affairs . |
| 4 | However , there has been a considerable improvement in that club 's cash flow and its level of indebtedness is better supported than it appeared to be at the time of last year 's review . |
| 5 | Partisan viewers tended to see television as being less favourable to their own party than it appeared to be in the eyes of other viewers . |
| 6 | At the same time , partisan readers tended to claim that their newspaper was more favourable to their own party than it appeared to be in the eyes of other readers . |
| 7 | She did n't want to be with him , any more than he wanted to be with her . |