Example sentences of "[adj] than [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | It 's a very positive way of letting out pent-up aggression and far less dangerous than slashing someone across the face with your stick — and I 've got the scars to prove it . ’ |
2 | 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 . |
3 | ‘ Take it from me , kid — ambushing 's a lot better than smacking him in the snout . |
4 | and it 's cheaper than ordering it off the catalogue . |
5 | It 's cheaper than buying one across the road . |
6 | Chasing prey through the tree-tops is much more hazardous than pursuing them along the ground , as this raccoon-hunting puma is discovering ( below ) . |