Example sentences of "[noun] than there [vb mod] to " in BNC.
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1 | This attitude has changed somewhat over the years and there are now fewer homes than there used to be . |
2 | At a time when the school curriculum is becoming increasingly prescriptive , when there seems less flexibility than there used to be , it might seem difficult to set up collaborative teaching projects . |
3 | There are fewer jobs in chemistry than there used to be . |
4 | There 's more violence on the buses than there used to be . |
5 | Although further London spine points have been introduced and the amount of extra pay given to people working in London has therefore increased , there is more flexibility in the system than there used to be . |
6 | Yet ( while there are more lifers than there used to be ) most of them have a great deal to lose . |