Example sentences of "be [adj -er] than having " in BNC.
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1 | She tried to make light of the situation by telling the child this would be better than having some teeth out , which was planned for the following day . |
2 | To take away false self-reliance is constructive but even self-deception may be better than having nothing to put in its place . |
3 | But again , it 's the cheapest plan , and it 's a plan that today could be better than having none at all . |
4 | In the end … not getting into a skid is always going to be better than having to cope with one . |
5 | pull it up , well they might leave it and just co disconnect it but they they 'd have to bring it in , I do n't it 'd be better I think if we had ours in the back because the , the telephone thing comes in from the back be better than having it in the , in the passage really . |