Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] than [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has led to waste and inefficiency since the definition of a good hour of work is one that can be charged to the contract rather than one in which some progress has been made . |
| 2 | There 's an ambiguity I suspect it it 's a in my mind rather than yours about the nuclear role , did I understand you to say that Eurofighter two thousand would not have the capability of carrying for instance the W E one seven seven , we know that the is not going to be er taken any further according to recent announcement but will Eurofighter two thousand have the capacity to carry W E one seven seven ? |
| 3 | I emphasize ‘ in my view ’ because not everyone will agree , and of course a very small telescope is a great deal better than nothing at all . |
| 4 | Forster once wrote to me that he knew Ivy 's characters were good as well as clever ; they are a great deal better than anyone in his books . |
| 5 | Goalscorers are under the microscope more than anyone for England after the retirement of Gary Lineker and that reassurance of a definite period to prove himself would settle Ian . |
| 6 | Then he stared at the phone rather than me for about a minute until the door opened . |
| 7 | Alcock , the man with the astronomical memory , probably knows the sky better than anyone in the world , possibly in history . |
| 8 | You do n't want to purge it out your life more than anything in the world . ’ |
| 9 | He wanted his daughter more than anything in the world . ’ |
| 10 | While much was achieved in improving safety standards , towards the decade 's end there was a series of accidents that perhaps shocked the public more than anything since Harrow & Wealdstone in the very early days of nationalisation . |
| 11 | For preference , choose one that is on its own in a hedgerow rather than one in a wood with many other trees , as single trees tend to have more galls on them . |
| 12 | He came to understand the need to settle for half a loaf rather than nothing at all ; he recognized the need to negotiate with legislators while he also discovered how to bring them into line by going over their heads to the people . |
| 13 | Do you know , I long for a family more than anything in the world ? ’ she blurted out with an intense yearning . |