Example sentences of "than he [vb mod] [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thiercelin was somewhat less interested than he would have been a few days earlier . |
| 2 | If he thought instant bankruptcy would result from such disclosures , he must be no less earnest to become a bankrupt for the just advantage of his creditors than he would have been resolute not to fail by collusion for the purpose of defrauding them . |
| 3 | The board assessed his compensation at a substantially lower figure than he would have been awarded by an industrial tribunal had he been able in law to appeal to such a tribunal . |
| 4 | Kelly grunted , seemingly no more upset by the destruction of his diner than he would have been by a broken plate . |
| 5 | He was less severe with me than he would have been normally , but I saw I could not expect great leniency from him . |
| 6 | ‘ Right , so Fagg is just more xenophobic and choleric than he would have been in his prime . ’ |
| 7 | But he was no more comfortable on the radio programme than he would have been on the real desert island . |
| 8 | However , given that the disclaimer of responsibility is valid under the UCTA , it is hard to see why such a solution , which puts the buyer in a better position than he would have been in if no express remedies were available , should fall foul of the UCTA . |
| 9 | The Doctor was less worried than he might have been . |
| 10 | Bernard , harder on his own son than he might have been on any other twenty-three-year-old in the company was not keen , telling him he had no business experience . |
| 11 | God can no more stop loving you than he can stop being ! |
| 12 | Paul was less glad of the news than he should have been , in her opinion ; it was too far from his work at Mrs Gracie 's , he said . |