Example sentences of "[adj -er] [conj] i had expected " in BNC.
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| 1 | Formation flying on the photographic Aztec was easier than I had expected considering the airframe 's sleekness and the early jet engines ' reputation for poor acceleration . |
| 2 | It was years later that I realised I really would have to tackle it , but I found it was much easier than I had expected . |
| 3 | The figure framed in the light was shorter than I had expected , thin and stooped ; he looked up at the sky and cursed a guttural curse , then started buttoning his fly . |
| 4 | The cottage was bigger than I had expected . |
| 5 | Thus , while the basic living conditions were markedly better than I had expected , it has to be recorded that the ‘ psychological ’ character of the institution ( as , I suspect , in most prisons in India ) appeared to me harsh , negative and even cruel . |
| 6 | From the lake the temple looked smaller than I had expected , and terribly neat , like a life-size model of the real thing . |