Example sentences of "[noun] that [pron] was [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not spreading or sagging , the glow of an early sun tan had probably removed a year or two and I 've discovered that lipstick does wonders , but there could have been little doubt in his mind that I was closer in age to his mother than to him . |
| 2 | Although I suggested in the last chapter that it was easier for Brian Way than for Peter Slade to challenge the formal drama traditions within the schools , it could not be said that either of them had very much impact on what drama meant and still means to interested people outside our educational institutions . |
| 3 | Harriet gave him her portrait , which hung over the chimney-piece at Croisset ; but it was of Gertrude that he was fonder . |
| 4 | One woman in her late 50s , who went all round Europe on her own after the break-up of her marriage as a sort of test for strength , took the philosophy that it was better to live life as if you did n't expect to meet anyone special . |
| 5 | It has already been noted that some science students had made the choice between science and arts on the basis that it was easier to keep up with arts in one 's spare time than it was to keep up with science . |
| 6 | I gave them money , full of pride that I was richer than at least one English person , even if he was a beggar . |
| 7 | I remember , again a few years ago , visiting India and buying one or two beautifully carved tables , which had obviously been carved by an individual spending quite a lot of time doing it , and I was impressed at that stage , rather naively perhaps , that if in fact I 'd bought a plain table , an uncarved one , it would have cost me about ten times as much , for the simple reason that that would require a milling machine which was not normally available , and such was the erm economy that it was cheaper for people to do this . |
| 8 | Since the Duke supported Constantine 's claim he may well have brought Bertrand to Normandy on the theory that it was safer than leaving him behind to foment trouble . |
| 9 | Maggie glanced at Laura , realizing for the first time in her life that she was stronger than her sister . |
| 10 | I lameducked her just to show the Vestal Virgins that I was cleverer than they . |
| 11 | In addition their father had told them that he wanted to speak to them in his study afterwards , and although he had given no indication what chastisement he planned , they knew from the severity of his expression that he was angrier than they had ever seen him before . |
| 12 | Although at Grange Park Samwell did not introduce the Imperial staircase of three open flights to England , there is little doubt that his was grander than its precursor at Gunnersbury by John Webb [ q.v . ] . |
| 13 | As usual , much was made of the fact that he was younger brother to the wildly successful Peregrine , now in Japan on tour with his group . |
| 14 | Introduced in the Sixties , it was noted for its strong alloy shaft and the fact that it was safer to don a truss before swinging it too energetically . |
| 15 | The fact that it was later more generally recognized is in part due to the attention which Roth 's scholarly and semi-popular writings attracted ; and the circumstances that his findings have not always survived the scrutiny of able younger scholars itself attests his own success in helping to put Jewish history on the academic map . |
| 16 | The fact that it was larger than most local mills and within a few miles of Cirencester probably saved it . |
| 17 | I pointed to the fact that I was younger than when he took over . |
| 18 | He was sufficiently like Ernie to be a twin , but Wycliffe had the impression that he was younger as well as a good deal fitter . |