Example sentences of "[adv] than [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Events having turned out better than we expected , we returned to make our plans for the following Sunday when we intended to open . |
| 2 | ‘ We are both pleased I 've done so well — we have got a high standard of living , better than we expected . ’ |
| 3 | I would n't say I enjoyed it , but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative . |
| 4 | The names worked even better than I expected . |
| 5 | But a bit better than I expected . |
| 6 | ‘ Actually , you 've done far better than I expected . |
| 7 | ‘ Better than I expected . |
| 8 | ‘ That went better than I expected , ’ said Damian as the limousine swept back to Auckland . |
| 9 | Kurt Weinburg 's evacuation began disastrously but , thanks to his headmaster ( who had already proved his sensitivity by introducing Kurt on his first day to the only other Jewish boy in the school ) , it turned out better than he expected : |
| 10 | When she awoke , rubbing at a rather stiff neck , feeling hungry , but better than she expected , she found it was the middle of the morning and sunshine was streaming into every corner of the cottage . |
| 11 | Apparently they 're holding their own — and , in fact , doing slightly better than anyone expected . ’ |
| 12 | On the negatives there was the er resumption of a S S A P twenty four charge for U K pensions , a little less than we expected , we had a strong revaluation in mid-year , the incremental redundancy costs that Frank has already touched upon and er the er dis er the discontinued profits not in ninety two . |
| 13 | This is not to say that such courses would not also encourage an awareness of wider theoretical implications or the kind of appraisal I have associated with education , but this would be more in the manner of a long-term investment rather than something expected to yield immediate returns , something which might influence attitude rather than instigate action . |
| 14 | In the end the show went on far longer than we expected and was fairly raunchy . |
| 15 | According to Ian Hawkins : ‘ The recession has tested the ability of management to cope with a period of economic downturn deeper and longer than anyone expected , and the venture capitalists ’ ability to negotiate their way through it . |
| 16 | Pitching : the flysheet is erected first and took a little longer than I expected to up on my own — six minutes . |
| 17 | last night actually and it did n't exactly help , well , it 's a long trip up here , longer than I expected and I did n't |
| 18 | Yeah called me in two days so they gave me today and tomorrow off as well , so it 's sort of gone longer than I expected you know ? |
| 19 | It is unfortunately true that however good your routefinding , long rock descents usually take much longer than you expect . |
| 20 | It was a one witness case with lots of contradictions I 'm very happy with the outcome which is sooner than we expected . |
| 21 | SOONER than anyone expected , the mayoral contest in New York has shaken down into a re-run of the 1989 race between David Dinkins , now the incumbent , and Rudolph Giuliani , his Republican rival . |
| 22 | Jessie was right : he had come back , but much sooner than she expected . |
| 23 | She was to prove that sooner than she expected . |
| 24 | But for me you came sooner than you expected . |
| 25 | A certain amount of travel is on the cards so you must be ready for eventualities which erupt sooner than you expect . |
| 26 | Help win this fight and we 'll have them back sooner than you expect . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Here 's Rex — sooner than I expected . |
| 28 | To your numerous enquiries , I must answer rather briefly , for I have so bad a cold as to be half blind : add to which so bad a cough & sore throat , that if they do nt go I shall be in town much sooner than I expected … my eyes are so sadly worse , that no bird under an Ostrich shall I soon be able to do . |
| 29 | I finished my business sooner than I expected . ’ |
| 30 | The fat seemed to heat up more rapidly than she expected so she put in the steak and a great sizzling and searing went on and the air became full of blue smoke . |