Example sentences of "than she [modal v] [adv] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knelt longer than she would normally have done , not out of devotion but to give him time to get away . |
| 2 | More hurt , bewildered and confused than she would ever have believed possible such a short time ago , she walked into the dark cottage and up to bed . |
| 3 | For some reason the thought that he seriously did n't care one way or another what her opinions were wounded her pride more than she would ever have admitted in a million years . |
| 4 | His gratitude — and the kiss — meant more to her than she would ever have admitted to anyone . |
| 5 | Benny took the bus to Dublin on the first day of term with more trepidation than she would ever have expected . |
| 6 | During her years in Helmsley , she had missed life on the farm more than she would ever have thought possible . |
| 7 | She could no more walk away from him now than she could voluntarily stop breathing . |
| 8 | What he was saying hurt Shiona more than she could ever have believed possible . |
| 9 | Emily climbed down from the cab and stood looking uncertainly around her , World 's End was a far worse place than she could ever have imagined . |