Example sentences of "than [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sensed more than heard the scuffle of trainer shoes on concrete behind him and threw a casual glance over his shoulder . |
| 2 | Something had punched her chest ; she felt the refrigeration unit of her suit cut in , she felt rather than heard the tearing , rippling , screaming boom of the explosion . |
| 3 | Bernice felt rather than heard the two explosions , like a double heartbeat , and then the corridor was filled with flames . |
| 4 | She sensed rather than heard the collective sigh of relief that went up as her acceptance rang round the studio just a moment before the signature tune flowed through the headphones , signalling the end of the programme . |
| 5 | He more than filled the gap left by Alex ; his presence animated her with a mysterious excitement . |
| 6 | In 1845 the " Railway Mania " began , when the plans for new lines submitted to Parliament would , if passed and carried out , have more than trebled the country 's railway mileage . |
| 7 | Police have more than trebled the reward on offer for the capture of a serial rapist . |
| 8 | But he did it with a warming smile and a ready assumption of her allegiance and willingness , more as if he had asked a small current courtesy of his wife than given an order to a servant . |
| 9 | Heading for our connection , a brief glimpse of the sleek city more than justified the time we intend to spend there next week . |
| 10 | But the wild ducks carved by Alex Mair had been recognizably ducks , the piquant sauce , new to him , enhanced rather than dominated the taste of the birds , and the small mounds of creamed turnip and parsnip were an agreeable addition to green peas . |
| 11 | Three times round the train more than equalled the Derby . |
| 12 | She enjoyed living in London , she more than enjoyed the work she did , and she wanted to stay . |
| 13 | John Strafford of Beaconsfield was given a standing ovation after declaring that the people of Northern Ireland had ‘ more than earned the right to be members of the Conservative Party ’ . |
| 14 | He has more than earned the right to confront the IRA with the tragic error of their ways and to demand a cease-fire . |
| 15 | LOTHIAN Region 's council tax will be lower than expected a a result of savings made from a year of spending restraints , it emerged yesterday . |
| 16 | Despite hopes to the contrary , the war gradually worsened rather than alleviated the problems of the rural population . |
| 17 | But by a typical return , the anxiety and concern created rather than alleviated the ‘ problem ’ , for the incitement that Lyttleton so worried about was a product of middle-class obsessions themselves . |
| 18 | Rescheduling the debt has merely deferred rather than solved the problems of increasing internal efficiencies and domestic savings rates . |
| 19 | It can be argued that mass communications have simply speeded up the whole process of change enormously , rather than imposed a massive and rigid uniformity . |
| 20 | This example shows that tailing has more than prevented the loss of £22 424 from meeting variation margin payments . |
| 21 | There was a lot more to this , Wexford thought with frustration , than met the eye . |
| 22 | But there was more to Diana Spencer than met the eye . |
| 23 | This number more than met the 1,119 houses that were needed in 1951 to eradicate undesirable overcrowding and subtenancy . |
| 24 | Jim was a moody sort of individual , was n't he , he had n't liked being asked ; in Philip 's opinion there was more to Jim than met the eye . |
| 25 | I felt , however , that there was more to this seduction than met the eye , since genuine invention informs drawing after drawing . |
| 26 | There was far more in this than met the eye . |
| 27 | The office of collector of supply was one which held its value over time , for the salary appears to have increased at a rate which more than compensated the holder for the ravages of inflation . |
| 28 | For the rest , the euphoria that they experienced more than matched the unpleasantness . |
| 29 | In both schools , the investment in furniture , fittings , and decoration , and no less importantly in teacher-librarians , was substantial , and as the head of School A argued , may well have more than matched the project grant . |
| 30 | Or try Al Pacino being seduced against his better judgment by Ellen Barkin , whose weird appearance more than matched the suspect character she played in Sea of Love . |