Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [noun] than [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This view assumes that people always want fewer babies than they actually have ( because of inefficient family planning ) . |
| 2 | On the other hand , the marriage does not itself have support from wider society : ‘ There is less pressure for a couple to stay together because their break-up has little impact outside the domestic sphere and causes fewer ripples than it would in a society where kinship is more central to the wider social organization ’ ( Allan , 1985 , p. 104 ) . |
| 3 | No man , even such a strong and determined minister as Duncan Sandys , can force Whitehall to accept more change than it collectively sees as reasonable . |
| 4 | Equally the nature of the various styles , high , middle and low , needs more elucidation than it gets in this book ( cf. pp. 70 – 71 ) if it is to form a central plank of the discussion of lexis . |
| 5 | You must have spilt more juice than I wiped up . |
| 6 | Total £700 £150 and from this you can see that motherboard upgrade is a reasonable proposition because you are keeping more value than you are replacing . |
| 7 | This was certainly the conclusion of contemporary intellectuals , almost all of whom thought that the government 's attempts to raise additional troops created more problems than they solved . |
| 8 | He selected Ellis , grandson of Red Grizzly Bear , a choice which angered Lawyer and Joseph and created more problems than it solved . |
| 9 | Like its predecessors , it attracted attention from many sources , and in the liberal or liberated social climate of the post-war years it probably created more problems than it solved . |
| 10 | Herzen 's suggestion that it continue in the West created more problems than it solved . |
| 11 | Moreover , AT&T 's labour-relations department has less influence than it once did , before decentralisation swept the company . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , if it 's sexual she has less discrimination than I gave her credit for . ’ |
| 13 | If so , training has been downgraded by the Cabinet and has less priority than it once had . |
| 14 | It 'll be easier to work , it 's always easier to work more land than it is just a small plot of land . |
| 15 | ‘ Pace allied to skill : if you start by having players of pace in most positions , you will win more matches than you lose ’ , he said . |
| 16 | DEC folk figure Olsen 's successor Bob Palmer found more trouble than he reckoned on once he took over . |
| 17 | Each individual in the team considers he has more influence than he would have if the work were organised on a formal ‘ role culture ’ basis . |
| 18 | Many of them are being forced to turn the crop into cattle feed because Britain has more potatos than it needs . |
| 19 | If , for example , you are discussing how to solve a problem with a person who has more experience than you , then listening would be high on your list . |
| 20 | Perhaps FYT 's ministry has more significance than we realise to merit such concerted antagonism ! |
| 21 | He has more sense than you . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Remember , Scott has more men than us , and he has motor sledges , too . |
| 23 | He does sometimes get into a ‘ delayed ’ mood where he thinks he has more time than he does … the reason for the square/back passes I reckon is noone moves into space for him or looks for it up front . |
| 24 | ‘ The Mamur Zapt has more wisdom than you , ’ the woman retorted with spirit . |
| 25 | Do n't go feeling sorry for him : he has more power than you 'll ever have . |
| 26 | She has more servants than she knows what to do with . |
| 27 | Mr Gavron cheerfully admits that he has more staff than he needs to handle the currently depressed workload . |
| 28 | We 've both been married twice , although he has more children than I do and I 'm very jealous of that . |
| 29 | When buying cutlery , do n't buy more pieces than you need . |
| 30 | This is to prevent the offeror from acquiring more shares than he bid for under the partial offer , and shareholders in the target from receiving more favourable treatment from the offeror by selling in the market during the 12 months following the partial bid . |