Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] than it [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Pontiac crouched for a whole foot lower than it did before , and General Motors shareholders were beginning to complain at annual meetings of bumping their heads or not being able to wear a hat in a Buick . |
| 2 | The flask was a deal emptier than it had been before the dinner break . |
| 3 | ‘ Be ready at eleven tomorrow morning ! ’ rapped a voice she would know anywhere , his tone not one whit pleasanter than it had been when he 'd left her flat last night . |
| 4 | Still , she kept the place tidier than it had been for months and she did n't mistreat Springsteen , or if she did he did n't complain about it . |
| 5 | It was clear that he made her life happier than it had been , but she still had to put up with the desperately uncomfortable conditions and go out on her terrifying foraging expeditions . |
| 6 | Could a lot fitter than it did |
| 7 | So , inference : the picture had been painted at a time other than it appeared to have been , and had been painted by someone who " could not have been there " . |