Example sentences of "than i [vb base] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often I stay longer in the shop than I mean to because it smells so good . |
| 2 | Fine , I 'm better than I deserve to be . |
| 3 | We also worked out in the end a system whereby Brian would react to my jump rather than I react to his throw . |
| 4 | Having said this , let me try to make clear what I do not mean to be claiming in this section , lest I be taken to be arguing for more than I intend to be . |
| 5 | I sound more scared than I want to . |
| 6 | Two hours later I am mentioning to Tony that I have been to Tromsø airport more times than I have to Gatwick . |
| 7 | ‘ More than I have to anyone else . |
| 8 | But I 'm not remaining in your debt one second longer than I have to . |
| 9 | But I 'll tell you this , ’ she glared at him , her heart pounding , ‘ I 'd rather work around the clock to get the money back to my father in time than spend one minute longer than I have to with a selfish , bad-tempered misery who was obviously born an expert at everything . ’ |
| 10 | I 've no intention of staying over there longer than I have to , and Sorrel 's away for the weekend herself . ’ |
| 11 | I mean I do n't want to enhance the cost of that any more than I have to . |
| 12 | I do n't wish to offend you any more than I need to … ’ |
| 13 | Other readers may respond more positively than I do to these over-leisurely presumptions on their interest . |
| 14 | Despite the intelligent coupling , this set can not be recommended except to those who respond more positively than I do to Giulini 's rather limp direction ( ) |
| 15 | It impelled me to request Eliot , for the first time of more times than I care to remember-as it was a chore which I have been obliged to shoulder often enough myself-to act as a referee . |
| 16 | it 's that kind of thing , rather than I suppose to the theatre way , you know , you , you react much more spontaneously , so I thought that was an interesting thing that thing |