Example sentences of "than i [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I think you 're a very brave girl , ’ he said ‘ — braver even than I thought at first . |
2 | Just to say that the trip worked out slightly cheaper than I anticipated at first and have pleasure in returning a little bit from your cheque . |
3 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , it has taken me longer than I had at first anticipated to work my way through the manuscript you . |
4 | ‘ But I felt less affection and respect for you when I said it then , than I do at this minute , when I ca n't honestly say it . |
5 | " Now I feel younger at seventy than I did at sixty . |
6 | Mind you , my elder daughter takes a lot more responsibility for herself than I did at that age . ’ |
7 | In fact , I look better now than I did at 20 and I 'm still pretty fit . |