Example sentences of "longer than [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end the show went on far longer than we expected and was fairly raunchy . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Pitching : the flysheet is erected first and took a little longer than I expected to up on my own — six minutes . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | It is unfortunately true that however good your routefinding , long rock descents usually take much longer than you expect . |