Example sentences of "but [pers pn] is [adv] [adj -er] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think they 're probably a little bit more expensive but he is much cheaper than in |
| 2 | Prey loss is greater when the predator individuals are immature , because of higher degrees of digestion ( see below ) , but it is also greater when the prey species themselves are immature ( Lowe , 1980 ) . |
| 3 | Wage evidence could also be noted , but it is even scarcer than price data , and it remains as yet uncertain whether any particular trend swill be discernable . |
| 4 | Phage φ29 has a linear genome whose degree of supercoiling in the cell is not known , but it is probably lower than that of a plasmid . |
| 5 | But it is considerably worse than that , as the story quickly makes clear . |
| 6 | They complain about the expense , but it is still better than the alternative : ‘ Before , we worked the fields with pure lung power ’ . |
| 7 | It is not the best of assignments , says one experienced blue-beret wearer , but it is still better than Lebanon . |
| 8 | Scrutiny of EC legislation is not perfect but it is far better than in all other Parliaments in Europe , except the Folketing in Denmark . |
| 9 | But it is infinitely worse if you are so divided that it is apparent you can not take any action at all . |
| 10 | Usually , I know exactly what I want , but it is much better if you can get other people to do it and let them take the credit . |
| 11 | Read in this way , community policing in Northern Ireland seems designed exclusively to improve relations between the police and Catholics , but it is much wider than this for it is also employed in Protestant t areas like Easton , where the existence of ‘ ordinary crime ’ ensures that the police are keen to improve crime prevention by better relations with the public generally . |
| 12 | But it is much smaller than the American store . |
| 13 | Getting going again after a hard race is not easy , but it is much easier if you have a plan to follow . |