Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [adv] than they " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Afterwards I felt ashamed that I thought I knew better than they did , especially when they were doing everything for free . |
| 2 | I ca n't do that I tell you , I mean I do n't mind , do n't get me wrong it 's just that I was the last one back up and I got up there , still got a little bit of to do and they got more than they did |
| 3 | Perhaps they succeeded better than they deserved . |
| 4 | One day they went further than they intended , were playing by a pool , when Mary fell in . |
| 5 | In the other fields I 've discussed earlier — public speaking appearing on television , staging a special event , holding a conference , you can ( but you should n't ) kid yourself that they went better than they really did . |
| 6 | Anecdotal stories show that Smith had often understood the subjects of other mathematicians ' researches better than they had themselves , but had not published because he saw further than they did , and realised that their results were special cases of a general theory not fully uncovered . |