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Example sentences for "him than"

  • These machinations will proceed from the Hamiltonians by whom he is surrounded, and who are only a little less hostile to him than to me.

  • The jurisdiction of each is exclusive and independent, and extends to all places within the same allegiance nearer to him than to the residence of any other Consul or Vice-Consul of the United States.

  • The Captain seemed struck by the originality and power of this remark, and looked at Mr Toots as if he thought there was a great deal more in him than he had expected.

  • She was resolute, he saw; undauntable; with no more fear of him than of a worm.

  • But the spring was less perfectly delightful to him than it might have been, for Catherine was away.

  • In her decision, and a courage that he especially prized in women, she was a sweeter to him than when he was with her in France: too sweet to be looked at and refused.

  • He and I are at variance on certain points, but taking him altogether, I am under deeper obligations to him than to any man on earth.

  • They had a stronger effect on him than when he was ignorant of his uncle Everard's plan to match him with Cecilia.

  • He clasped his hands, as though nothing could be a bitterer and more inconsolable grief to him than such a discovery.

  • By the end of the day people knew of Pyotr Stepanovitch's absence too, and, strange to say, less was said of him than of anyone.

  • Probably what pleased her was that the latter in her turn seemed almost fawning upon Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch and was more gracious to him than to anyone.

  • In this same letter he told her he was glad to hear she was renewing her youth like an eagle, but reminded her it would entail some consequences more agreeable to him than to her.

  • Was not the temple of Seti more indebted to him than to any one?

  • May was so much taken up with his friend, that Ethel saw less of him than usual, and she began to believe that it had been all a mistake that every one was so dependent on her, for, in fact, they did much better without her.

  • She was still the object of her father's intense tenderness and solicitude, indeed she could not be otherwise, but it came over her sometimes that she was less necessary to him than in the first year.

  • He was a fellow-student of mine very clever, and I have more faith in him than in any one else in that line.

  • But no sooner was he brought to him than he asked in a loud voice, for what cause he was thus dragged there?

  • But truly I would honour you though ye were not my brother, for ye have done great worship to King Arthur and his court, and sent more knights to him than any of the Table Round, except Sir Lancelot.

  • When Queen Guinevere had seen his wondrous feats, she held him in great favour, and smiled more on him than on any other knight.

  • In no event could it be in harmony with his opinions, with his religion, which was dearer to him than life.

  • No sooner did this idea come to him than he was spurred to put it into effect.

  • It had more meaning to him than when he was a boy, and it was more beautiful.

  • This attracted men to him personally, and besides he found, as Bismarck did, that it was more serviceable to him than lying, for the crafty world usually banks upon insincerity and indirectness.

  • I guess it's more of a blow to him than we realize.

  • From what Fulkerson has told me of Dryfoos, I should say he had always had the potentiality of better things in him than he has ever been yet; and perhaps the time has come for the good to have its chance.

  • It was only less brutal to hurl the man's weakness at him than it would have been to hurl him off the train.

  • There was better in him than this--much of impulse and action that was positively good; but he did not conceive that it was of the workings of good that seemed so natural that God took account.

  • All this time the Abbe made no further use of him than to borrow whatever sums he required for his purposes.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    come fill; could they; equitable ratio; foot deep; four legs; half feet; him and; him like; him than; him when; himself alone; himself hath; himself said; himself says; himself should; himself tells; himself the; himself was; himself would; library economy; lord went; might possibly; peculiar form; replied unto; well done; while since