Example sentences of "go [adv] than i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No sooner had I turned away to go downstairs than I heard a strange , ghostly laugh . |
| 2 | Of course I would have enjoyed the occasion much more had I been in better shape , but in the event it all went better than I had dared hope even if I was near to passing out at times . |
| 3 | ‘ That went better than I expected , ’ said Damian as the limousine swept back to Auckland . |
| 4 | It went better than I hoped , probably because everyone is anxious about giving the right impression , with the May elections coming up . ’ |
| 5 | Agnew said : ‘ It went better than I dared hope . |
| 6 | Pennett was offered a one-season trial on Johnson 's recommendation , and says : ‘ It has so far gone better than I dared to hope . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | I — I went further than I intended and I fell over . |
| 9 | Another , making a joke out of his poverty , hit a good drive and sighed , ‘ That 's gone further than I went on my holidays . ’ |