Example sentences of "[noun] than [pers pn] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have found much more concern with status in industry than I expected — it 's just not so easy to identify for a newcomer . |
| 2 | Over a crackling line from a studio in Boston , David is enthusing about Gigolo Aunts ' album recording sessions : ‘ It 's a lot more rock than we expected , ’ he chortles , with nary a hint of apology . |
| 3 | But while South Africa cruised home with a day to spare to go 1-0 up in the four-match series , it was more of a struggle than they expected after India began the fourth day at 71-6 , just eight runs ahead . |
| 4 | It was a longer climb than she expected . |
| 5 | The scene of life , Bransby ’ , continued he , ‘ is drawing to a close : although my career has been a most happy one , I feel much less regret than I expected in leaving it , for I have full confidence in the mercy of God . ’ |
| 6 | There is always more work than you expect is n't there ? |
| 7 | There 's so much we 've had to pay out so much erm you 've had to pay out so much on , on more mortgage than you expected . |
| 8 | ‘ You 've got a much bigger nose than I expected , Michael , ’ he said . |
| 9 | ‘ We are carrying more tonnes for PowerGen than we expected , so we must be doing something right , ’ said the Trainload Freight spokesman . |
| 10 | You 'll have a softer landing than you expect — indeed , you 'll find you do n't need what you wanted so desperately ! |
| 11 | Selling on is an attitude of mind , an attitude whereby you do your customers a favour by selling them more than they ask for , and often at a better price than they expected . |
| 12 | An example : Dave : There are more people than I expected here . |
| 13 | I must be getting tired : Anya 's binding spell has packed more of a punch than I expected . |
| 14 | But police in Foxboro , Massa-chusetts , said there was less trouble than they expected from the 50,000 crowd . |
| 15 | Even so , it cost me rather more of my American dollars than I expected . |
| 16 | ‘ I was surprised to find much more wreckage than I expected , ’ said BNFL Sellafield apprentice Paul Rooney . |
| 17 | Internally , Intel is thought to be finding it much harder and certainly more costly to produce new iterations of its iAPX-86 series than it expected . |
| 18 | Perhaps racism has conditioned us to a greater extent than we expected . |