Example sentences of "go [adv] than i " in BNC.

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1 No sooner had I turned away to go downstairs than I heard a strange , ghostly laugh .
2 ‘ As I said , it ca n't be long before you locate Suzie , and I 'm sure you 'll have more success in persuading her to go home than I would . ’
3 However , in some respects Heath goes further than I do .
4 Agnew said : ‘ It went better than I dared hope .
5 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 .
6 It went better than I hoped , probably because everyone is anxious about giving the right impression , with the May elections coming up . ’
7 ‘ That went better than I expected , ’ said Damian as the limousine swept back to Auckland .
8 but they seemed to , yes they went better than I
9 Pennett was offered a one-season trial on Johnson 's recommendation , and says : ‘ It has so far gone better than I dared to hope .
10 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 ?
11 I — I went further than I intended and I fell over .
12 Another , making a joke out of his poverty , hit a good drive and sighed , ‘ That 's gone further than I went on my holidays . ’
13 ‘ Oh no , they ca n't go faster than me , ’ he said .
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