Example sentences of "be [adj -er] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The standards it sets on promotion are lower even than Britain 's . |
| 2 | Banks ' base rates are lower now than they were in September 1992 , though their cost of funds is unchanged . |
| 3 | Although some of our rivers are cleaner now than they were 30 years ago , there is still room for considerable improvement . |
| 4 | It is not enough that hedges are misted in fresh green spray ; are greener today than they were yesterday , and greener yesterday than they were the day before . |
| 5 | The liberal regime remains , though rules are tougher now and there are more lawyers about the place . |
| 6 | Many animals are lighter underneath than on the back , or ‘ counter-shaded ’ . |
| 7 | The door is great I mean it 's bigger actually the doors and windows are bigger now than they used to be , are n't they ? |
| 8 | Actually they 're better today than ever . |
| 9 | We all know that the best dishes for entertaining are those that require little last-minute attention , and they 're better still if they can be prepared in advance and frozen . |
| 10 | Perhaps they 're cheaper here than in the States . ’ |
| 11 | They 're closer now than they ever have been . |
| 12 | They 're newer so that more easily adapt to what |
| 13 | If the cross-section happens to be smaller at a certain place , then the forces are larger there than at the neighbouring cross-sections , so the beam will be further constricted , etc. , leading to the so-called sausage instability ( Fig. 3.3(a) ) . |
| 14 | We 've had lectures in the biology area , in physics , in engineering and in chemistry , so that we 've really spanned the whole shooting match really as far as that goes , and of course we try to put something into these lectures for those doing the most advanced work in the sixth form and also for those doing O levels , let's say , and some who are younger even than that . |
| 15 | Together they form the best picture of their love as Edward described it to Harry before his life at Lincoln began : ‘ For some reason or another we are happier now than ever before . |
| 16 | Do you say ‘ Hands up all those that feel that they are better today than they were yesterday , or do you apply some perhaps more objective criteria of describing that ? |
| 17 | I had a close look at the table last night — what really — ehh — scares me is Scum 's away form — in fact they are better away than at Old Scumford — even so they are just as good away as we are at HQ … yes they are vulnerable — but as they got points from the games vs us , Newcastle , Blacburn and Scousers recently i ca n't see what ( who ) is gon na crack them ? |
| 18 | Watford are better away than at home . |
| 19 | Since those cases were decided there have been many scientific advances and it would seem that chances of establishing whether or not there are causal relationships between the act alleged to be negligent and the damage alleged to have been suffered as a consequence are better now than formerly . |
| 20 | Do you think things are better now than they were five years ago when you started your help line ? |
| 21 | Many supermarkets now have bottle-banks , but returnable bottles are better still because they save natural resources and energy — manufacturers need to be pressured into recognizing this . |
| 22 | PC prices are cheaper today than they have ever been , and are unlikely to rise again . |
| 23 | We felt that it could have been better still if the weather had been kinder to us . |
| 24 | What essentially what you need to do how to do is if you wan na be able to work Saturdays we need to be able to prove that in fact pound per , per item of post on a Saturday is cheaper than because the productivity in the week will be lower therefore and even at time and a half , the cost of doing an hour 's overtime for the work you get out in the week is , is less productive than doing double time with what you get out on a Saturday . |
| 25 | This shape would work in either a rectangular frame , as in this case , or a square diamond would fit into a square mount , although it would have to be shorter rather than the elongated shape I have used here . |
| 26 | It must surely be easier now than it was half a century ago , thanks to the greater contact the public have with sportsmen generally . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm lighter now than I was at Tottenham . |
| 28 | it should be lighter rather than heavy |
| 29 | The odds are that the NZRFU will be happier now that Wyllie has decided not to stand . |
| 30 | I 'd be happier still if we could land a couple of efficient centre backs . |