Example sentences of "than get " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Mr Schmidt and his predecessor , Willy Brandt , more than got by as government leaders without a majority in the upper house . |
| 2 | But when she 's at home , Sue Lawley loves nothing more than getting down to some old-fashioned housework |
| 3 | If you are scoring the tests yourself , rather than getting the computer to do it for you , then always do so at the same time of day — otherwise there would be variability due to time-of-day effects upon your scoring ability . |
| 4 | And not since Newsweek 's 1986 cover story ‘ The Marriage Crunch ’ , which professed that single women over 40 had a better chance of getting killed by a terrorist than getting married , has a general-interest magazine article caused such discussion among women . |
| 5 | He would have checked your equipment in advance , brought extension lead and table , checked the video on that particular TV and set it all up while you were shaking hands and making conversation rather than getting flustered . |
| 6 | There was now more chance of hiring Marlon Brando for a cameo on Neighbours than getting Kylie back . |
| 7 | ‘ It was tougher than getting past the SAS , ’ he said . |
| 8 | There are undoubtedly risks in encouraging children to redirect their hostility rather than getting to the root of the problem ( if aggression is frequent and/or intense ) or training the child in ways of coping with life that do n't involve aggression . |
| 9 | It is interesting to note that getting out of bed is much more hazardous than getting in ; even when 65% of the beds were of the adjustable height variety . |
| 10 | If someone has special talents or interests , ask them to run sessions for other residents rather than getting in an outsider . |
| 11 | He wanted to cover himself with glory , and what better way than getting accepted by this new elite . |
| 12 | When a son or daughter decides to settle down and live with a partner for the foreseeable future , rather than getting married , the situation is different . |
| 13 | However , rather than getting upset about this it spurs her on to try harder to show that they are worth watching . |
| 14 | By definition , you can not do well all the time , you can only try to — your attitude is that you could be a hell of a lot worse off in life than getting out for 30 as opposed to 75 . |
| 15 | Spiritually we understand the true nature of sex is giving rather than getting , therefore it is dishonest to raise expectations in our partner that we can not rightfully fulfil . |
| 16 | The two most important factors about sexual relations are : Fulfilling sexual relations are the result of giving rather than getting . |
| 17 | This does n't just mean doing a sedentary job but refers rather to the type of person ( who could well be a housewife , doing a basically non-sedentary type of job ) who calls the children to bring something from the next room rather than getting up herself , or who goes to great lengths to avoid journeys up and down stairs , or who will drive round for five minutes to find a parking spot near the exit of the car park rather than walk for two minutes … |
| 18 | As the presenter of a recent television programme analysing the Labour Party put it , ‘ Nothing is more sacred than getting Labour into power ’ ( Fred Emery , ‘ Panorama ’ , 5th September 1988 ) . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , catching a cold is easier than getting rid of one . |
| 20 | Jim was convinced that politicians were ‘ more interested in Westminster gossip about David Mellor than getting human rights established in law ’ . |
| 21 | The real Mr Barnet , of course , is Fry himself , who says he gave himself more chance of being hit by a sniper 's bullet than getting his job back . |
| 22 | It is a simple fact but one that is often overlooked in a busy day-to-day existence with so many other priorities demanding your time , but what can be more important than getting paid ? |
| 23 | Unbeaten Rangers are the surprise Premier pacemakers , and manager Gerry Francis admitted : ‘ Staying at the top will be a lot more difficult than getting there . |
| 24 | Although it is less common than getting lower grades than predicted , some people get much better results and want to consider changing their plans accordingly . |
| 25 | It could be ‘ neo-Stalinism ’ ( refusing to say Russia was a capitalist country ) ; ‘ Pabloite revisionism ’ ( deciding to join the Labour Party secretly ) ; ‘ tailism ’ ( waiting for trade unions to organize strikes rather than getting on with it yourself ) ; ‘ liquidationism ’ ( dissolving the sect into a larger movement , hoping that its ideas will catch on ) ; ‘ parliamentary cretinism ’ ( advising people to vote Labour ) ; ‘ stageism ’ ( not demanding everything at once ) ; or even ‘ centreism ’ ( expressing a liking for Tony Benn ) . |
| 26 | ‘ That was more important than getting a gold disc . |
| 27 | We put a hell of a lot of time and effort into feeding your crowd detail on the Provos on your side of the water , and trying to get your judges to extradite the bastards back here is harder than getting water out of rock . ’ |
| 28 | He seems more concerned with settling scores with rival music critics than getting behind the jolly , extrovert exterior that Mr Cliburn has always presented to the public , and , apparently , to his friends as well . |
| 29 | Primary elections are very popular with the television industry ; they make for good visuals , and they allow producers to focus ad infinitum on personalities rather than getting bogged down in the boring complexities of issues . |
| 30 | Instead there is a vile soda , so sweet that drinking a couple of glasses is probably no worse for your teeth than getting hit in the mouth with a bottle of the stuff . |