Example sentences of "be better [noun] than [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now they 're better Jews than their own parents ever were — I know one chap from Willesden Green who wo n't even eat in his mother 's kitchen any more . |
| 2 | ‘ They are better women than I , ’ she said bravely . |
| 3 | Does this mean that people from those tribes are better Zambians than us ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Nobody could be better company than you , Mr O'Hara . ’ |
| 5 | Save the money , well they were better things than what they get today . |
| 6 | If they were only acting , then they were better actors than I thought . |
| 7 | ‘ The first night was better fun than I think I 'd ever had . |
| 8 | ‘ I think he was better casting than I was for the part . |
| 9 | The cuts in subsidies which the European Community were proposing to introduce have meant months of uncertainty for Ray Gasson , but in fact the final agreement reached in Brussels was better news than he feared . |