Example sentences of "[adv] than [pron] [vb past] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a year , the homoeopathically treated group was substantially better than the aspirin group , with two thirds of the patients better than they had been at the start of the trial , while none of the patients on aspirin had improved and most of them had dropped out , either because of unacceptable side-effects , or because the treatment was ineffective . |
| 2 | Nervy or not , she was particularly convincing in her role as Olwyn , more so than she had been in previous rehearsals . |
| 3 | It was cooler tonight than it had been of late , besides which she no longer dared to sleep in her underwear , and she pulled on a shortie nightshirt , a farewell present from her brothers . |
| 4 | R R Ricky er Richie er longer than she 'd been with any you know , boy that she got on with |
| 5 | We would like to point out that many people at the centre told us that the attitudes we had encountered were less prevalent now than they had been in the past , and would continue to diminish . |
| 6 | The truth of it was that he was even less certain of her now than he 'd been at the beginning ; how she thought , the way she might react as the world around her changed . |
| 7 | In fact , if anything he was even more remote and distant now than he had been before their weekend , as if he had n't meant to let her get so close and was frantically clawing back space . |
| 8 | When Scarlet attempted to disagree , albeit feebly , Constance cited the scandals in the City and pointed out that the gap between the highest- and the lowest-paid was greater now than it had been since the nineteenth century . |
| 9 | He was no less prompt here than he had been in Wales . |
| 10 | The singing of the choirs was less assured here than it had been in the group of European folk songs , arranged and conducted by Duncan Hanner at the start of the concert . |
| 11 | Security was tighter here than it had been in the Union building , and Reynolds had to be signed in by Diane before he could be issued with a visitor 's pass . |
| 12 | In these cases Labour support was 5.5% higher than it had been in 1986 , compared with 6.9% higher in the 21 non-capped authorities . |
| 13 | It was hotter upstairs than it had been in the garden , but she was too lazy to move . |