Example sentences of "than the [num] [noun] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abimelech , the Philistine king ( 26:1 ) : the name is probably a family or throne-name , this is therefore likely to have been a later king than the one Abraham encountered ( 20–21 ) . |
| 2 | The black comedy of the gallows scene in Verdi 's Un ballo in maschera is very Verdian and also very Karajanesque ; and though Karajan often made out the critics in Strauss 's Ein Heldenleben to be a nicer bunch than they probably are , I have yet to hear a more vitriolically gossipy performance of the ‘ Tritsch-Tratsch ’ Polka than the one Karajan conducted with the Philharmonia Orchestra in one of his last recordings with them in September 1960 . |
| 3 | It is further agreed that the approach adopted by the court of appeal in the case of and incorporate of nineteen eighty nine , one queens bench page eight hundred and seventy eight , is that which I should adopt , er the person which seeks to persuade me that the percentage which I should apply should be four point five percent rather than the two percent used in that case by the court of appeal , he argues partly on the basis of er , evidence by Mr an architect who er , with the greatest respect to him , whilst I feel quite sure his architectural abilities are of the highest quality , I feel that as an economist he is perhaps er not more reliable than any other economist , er but er , Mr argues that er , recent falls in house prices show that houses are not the risk free inflation proof investments which the court of appeal assumed when and was decided . |
| 4 | Turning to the sex of known opioid users , the 3.6:1 male to female ratio found for Wirral opioid users is somewhat higher than the 2.7:1 ratio found for problem drug users ( mostly heroin users ) in both Brighton and South Tyneside , and the 2:1 ratio reported for opioid users in both Bristol and Leeds . |
| 5 | An allowance period shorter than the four years mentioned by the right hon. Gentleman might have an immediate and useful effect . |
| 6 | This Act is of much broader application than the 1963 Act discussed above . |
| 7 | Erm the worker density figure really relates to the job gap calculation erm which for Hambleton showed substantially less than the seventy hectares provided for in er the proposed policy , it showed thirty one hectares . |
| 8 | Explaining that the parish precept had risen to 8 percent less than the 11–1/2 percent predicted for many other councils , David Clark , finance and general purposes chairman , was questioned by Col. John Dabson . |
| 9 | But he is left with memories his time as an MP is a considerably longer stretch than the 50 days enjoyed by Ossie O'Brien in Darlington in 1983 . |
| 10 | More than the ten minutes allowed is no longer acceptable to the inspector or to the many thousands of people who live and work in a large and congested area of Leicestershire . |