Example sentences of "than [pers pn] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not expect King Arthur to rise fully accoutred from the cave in which he lies asleep , any more than I expect my father to clamber out of his shallow pit of prison lime . |
| 2 | There is always more work than you expect is n't there ? |
| 3 | Allow enough space to manoeuvre around the offer ; ask for more than you expect and concede less than you would ultimately be willing to give . |
| 4 | A certain amount of travel is on the cards so you must be ready for eventualities which erupt sooner than you expect . |
| 5 | Marriott More than you expect |
| 6 | You may find her less apparently distressed than you expect . |
| 7 | Leaving aside such considerations as whether you would still be able to have your grandchildren to stay and looking at the matter strictly in financial terms , it is as well to realise from the outset that the cash difference on the exchange — in other words , your profit — will invariably be less than you expect . |
| 8 | It is unfortunately true that however good your routefinding , long rock descents usually take much longer than you expect . |
| 9 | You 'll have a softer landing than you expect — indeed , you 'll find you do n't need what you wanted so desperately ! |
| 10 | Michelin road-maps mark genuinely arduous or dangerous stretches of road with a broken red line , and though the roadways themselves quite often turn out to be less awkward than you expect from such warnings , less awkward does not mean altogether easy . |
| 11 | Help win this fight and we 'll have them back sooner than you expect . ’ |
| 12 | They 've got alot of clearing up to do — more than they expect now . |