Bigger

Examples

• But he was near another boat, a bigger one. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Mr. Tulkinghorn, an indistinct form against the dark street now dotted with lamps, looms in my Lady's view, bigger and blacker than before. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Your hands are bigger than mine, and you will stretch my glove dreadfully, began Meg, whose gloves were a tender point with her. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• But before it gets any bigger, welcome back, dear godmother! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The Portuguese ships were the bigger, and carried a heavier armament. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The footman, who had a still bigger white favour on his lapel, wrapped May's white cloak about her, and Archer jumped into the brougham at her side. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• We can be as much alone in a bigger town and Lausanne might be nice. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• They are well made but _very much bigger_ than any truly human implements. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Look how this ha growen an' growen, sir, bigger an' bigger, broader an' broader, harder an' harder, fro year to year, fro generation unto generation. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Its benefits were intercepted by the bigger private owners. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Stuart describes his spouts as appearing no bigger than a mast, and sometimes less; but they were seen at a league and a half distance. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• We distort a dozen sickly trees into unaccustomed shapes in a little yard no bigger than a dining room, and then surely they look absurd enough. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Don't ye let me down so, Father; I feel no bigger than a ninepin after it. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Birkin brought the lanterns from the bigger boat, and the four shadowy white figures gathered round, to light them. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I said I wished bigger hats were the fashion, because I burn my face every hot day. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The bigger it gets, the more stupid I get. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Next comes boy Jack, Tom Moody's son, who weighs five stone, measures eight-and-forty inches, and will never be any bigger. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Do you know the damned Jordan is really not much bigger than that creek down there below. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• It was a nuisance to have them there but it was a comfort that they were no bigger. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Deed then they are, and bigger, Peggy, the Major said. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Those who bought the prints had meant to buy jewels and mirrors, and if they had done so I should have made a bigger profit. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• You've grown bigger and bonnier, but you are the same scapegrace as ever. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• When Em'ly warn't no bigger, and our poor lad were BUT a lad! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I'm afraid it will make it bigger. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• There would be countless more aeroplanes, bigger and much nastier bombs. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Why, he _is_ rather small,' replied Mr. Bumble: looking at Oliver as if it were his fault that he was no bigger; 'he is small. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• You're bigger than you look, and ran her hand over his shoulder, feeling the muscle under the flannel shirt. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime the more obvious, as a rule, is the motive. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• H'm--been in bigger places, I suppose, the other commented. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Now you are small--not one whit bigger than the end of my little finger. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

Typist: Patricia