Example sentences of "less [subord] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | A joint study by Keefe , Bruyette $ Woods , a stockbrokerage that specialises in bank shares , and Ernst $ Young , a firm of accountants , found that banks achieved an average 35% saving in costs when they joined forces ( admittedly less than they expected ) . |
| 2 | But Jim says his firm had to settle for less than they expected over work on the Minister 's home in Putney , south-west London . |
| 3 | They may not be much good for space travel , but their presence means that we will be able to predict less than we expected , even if we do find a complete unified theory . |
| 4 | The knumdrum where the people have gone has now been answered because the amount of domiciliary care needed to keep them out of residential places to meet their needs and wishes turns out to be very much less than we expected , on average less than seven hours a week . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But of course to Miss Hoity Toity Grenfell , it was nothing less than she expected . |
| 7 | Christine obviously thought she was going to get much less than she expected from Graham Mills ' will . |