Example sentences of "[adj -er] than [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sentences were lighter than had been generally expected ; the military prosecutor on July 14 had asked for life sentences rather than death sentences ( as sought in June ) . |
| 2 | erm Somebody on this morning 's course said that they quite like answering machines , they use them like note pads , and they ring up people they know have got an answering machine so they can just leave a message , they say it 's quicker than writing a letter , and it 's easier than talking to them for hours , you can just ring them up and leave a message on their answering machine like a sort of note pad , which I had n't thought of , but I suppose it 's rather good , is n't it ! |
| 3 | But it looks much quicker than re-tracing our steps . ’ |
| 4 | It was quicker than pushing through the front door and round to the side again . |
| 5 | It 's late now , and it 'll be quicker than waiting for a cab — and it 's insured for all drivers . |
| 6 | Sometimes it 's quicker than buyin' a pack of fags in the pub . ’ |
| 7 | It was quicker than going along the ride . |
| 8 | When asked why he took that particular route , he reckoned he thought it would be quicker than going along the busy main streets . ’ |
| 9 | Flipping through the pages of a notebook is quicker than scrolling through a large spreadsheet and makes finding a location or cell far easier . |
| 10 | ( 3 ) In terms of acquiring 100 per cent control , a Court Scheme can be quicker than relying on compulsory sales under CA 1985 , s429 following a takeover offer . |
| 11 | I 'm carrying you because you need to get back into the warmth as fast as possible , and this is quicker than letting you walk by yourself . ’ |
| 12 | This is much quicker than making serial thin sections for three-dimensional visualization of fabrics like void spaces or for reconstructing fossils in full relief . |
| 13 | ‘ And that would be quicker than starving them ? ’ |
| 14 | Because , it is , I think that 's much fairer than doing minutes , cos you still get the |
| 15 | For many fans ( and some teams ) , looking back is easier than looking forward , ( see boredom and kissing ) . |
| 16 | And h let him realize that he 's remembering these , and it 's easier than looking it up every time . |
| 17 | Not writing a tune is easier than writing one . |
| 18 | I shall talk through it and if you can get something written I 'll leave you to do a diagram and you may want to staple this into your book staple 's easier than gluing this . |
| 19 | This may be easier than using the CAPM approach . |
| 20 | Yeah it 's easier than picking the pack up in n it ? |
| 21 | This is far easier than setting out wall tiling , because floors have far fewer obstacles than walls do . |
| 22 | This seems a useful technique for any situation where a straight piece of wood ends in a curve , since it maintains the visual integrity of the piece and is considerably easier than laminating a number of separate strips ( which I always find slide out of line while being clamped ) . |
| 23 | Lying still was anyway easier than moving . |
| 24 | Lot easier than teaching . |
| 25 | it is easier to give relevant , but isolated , examples than to give more systematic and sustained descriptions and analyses ; and description is easier than discussing the principles underlying the examples . |
| 26 | ‘ And there 'd be nothing easier than popping a cheque in the post to them , or sending them some cast-off woollies , or ladling some soup into them , or offering them advice . |
| 27 | Nothing easier than to turn the husband into a trustee for his own wife . |
| 28 | Undressing is easier than dressing , as it does not involve so much planning , so even the patient with perceptual problems can generally manage . |
| 29 | Taking the lead is often easier than holding onto it . |
| 30 | Adjusting to small changes is always easier than adjusting to large and the whole aim is that the school should be a nicer and more effective place for everyone . |