Example sentences of "was [adj -er] than have " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trial , which had begun on March 5 , was shorter than had been anticipated both because Poindexter chose not to give evidence himself , and because the prosecution was successful in eliciting incriminating evidence from its chief witness , Oliver North , Poindexter 's subordinate at the National Security Council . |
| 2 | Although not sufficient to restore the LDP 's overall majority in the upper chamber , it was a considerable improvement on the party 's disastrous performance in the 1989 election — where it had lost its majority — and was better than had been generally predicted prior to the beginning of the campaign . |
| 3 | The improvement in January was better than had been expected in December , sales of both vehicles and parts and accessories increased and the trade is looking forward to a further improvement in February . |
| 4 | It was better than having your screenplay flopping back on the mat by return of post . |
| 5 | Anything was better than having to choke out another ‘ Your Highness ’ . |
| 6 | Well I felt that it was better than having white . |
| 7 | Even where his name had appeared , however , the percentage of the vote which he had managed to achieve was smaller than had been widely anticipated . |
| 8 | Voter turnout , at 68.3 per cent , was higher than had been expected , and the elections had proceeded smoothly with no violence . |