19933,,:;;;1it,what:Therewerenot50manytieketsavailableaswasexPeeted.(wood;asitwasexpeetedthattherewouldbe.)Titthattherewouldbe.Thereweremoreeasualtiesthanwasreported.(thanitwasreportesdthattherewere.),itrhartherewrer.1deeidedthat1wouldstaynolongerthanwasabsolutelyneeessary.(thanwhatwasabsolutelyneeessaryformetostay.JespersonMEG,p479;wtat,than,whatthetime),,n,teatmorethan(wht)15goodfo:you,Ihavednemorethan(what)i::equired..:NothingeouldgivemegreaterpleasL:rethanwhatyouhavejusttoldme.(wood,CEU;wood,whatdoes,:thanwhatyuhaveusttoldmedoes).2:Therewerenot50rnanytieketsavailableaswereaskedfor.(wood;astieketswereaskedfo:)TherewrermorePeoPlePresentthanwere/wasexPeeted.(thontherewerePeo-pleexpected.)BothhoL,seswereasclea:1as(they)cot:ldbe.Progreshantbeenasfastas(it)hadbeenhopedtobe).104Thetownoffersbettereulturalabvantagesthan(it)hasbeengenerallysupposed(tooffer).1.:Freddoesntcalculate50aeeuratelyasArthur(does)..Hedrivesfasterandmoredangerouslythanyou(do).,Shepayswithhimasaeat(plays)withamouse.(,)2.():TOmhateshimasmuehsa(hehates)me..Thephotographsdisappointedmyparentsmorethan(theydid)me.Sheworksasearefullyas(shedoes)quiekly.(LDCE),1havealwayslivedmorei,;thefuturethan(Ihavelived)inthepresent.(RHD)3.:1wouldxtSass00nstayathotneas90.(;as1would90.),Iwouldrather/soonerdiethanyield.(thaolwouldyield.),Hisdelighteanbemoreeasilyeoneeivedthan(iteanbe)deseribed.,.1.:Theywereasnxiousashewas(anxious).Youwillfindthesedatestastebetterthan(what)theylook(tobe).(onions),He15abette:manthan(that)yourlxeve:be(RHD)!2:To90aheadresolutelyandfail15not50badasnottotryatall(15).He15bette:qualifiedtoteahmethanl(amqualifiedtoteaeh)him.,3.:105I11comeasearlyas(iti:)possibe(fo:znetoeome).Yo:arrivedearlie:than(itwas)usual/neeessary(foryoutoarrive).(GCE)/4.():He15asdiligentasever.(asheeverwasbefore.:asheve:wasdiigentbefore.).Shetrembledlesthemightbeaseoldtoheras(hehadbeen)formerly.(),,He15fonderofworkthan(he15fond)ofplay.She15bet-te:than(shewas)when1wroteyoulast.(;)1.:1haventdoneasmuehasl,houldhaveliked(todo).(muh;asl,houldhavelikedtodomueh.),Theyareasfirma,ohecou!dexpeet(themtobe).(themtobefirmfirm;)sheaybeasi:k:shohopes(tha:shew:11be).()More(people)knowTomFoolthanTomFoolkoows(50manypeople).)1feltmoreexcitedthanl-:any(that1felt).()rleget:moreordersthanweevermanageto(get).(GCE;togetget)Sheenjoyeditmuehmorethan!expeeted(herto).(ib);2.():haasmuehasl(hatehim)..!lovehormcretryou(loveher).3.():Theyhaveprodueed:wieeasmuehsugaras(theyhad)inthepreviousseason.().Hedeseribedtheseeneasvividlyas(hewouldhavedone)ifhehadbeenthere.(Eek-ersley)(),(109)106,,,1910829,..,,,.,.,:.(106)1wouldIieferChoese,ifeformyselfthan(1would)foryourson.(RHD),Hedeeeivedusworsethan(hesouldhave)ifhehadtoldusanoutrightlie.(),1.Wood,F.T.,CurrentEnglishusage,1964;EnglishPrepostitionalIdioms,19672.RHD:TheRandomHouseDietionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,19663.LDCE:LongmanDietionaryofGontenporayyEnglish,19784.:,1970,5.Onions,C.T.,ModernEnglishSyntax,19716.GCE:AGrammarofContemPoraryEnglish,R.Quirketal,19727.:,1983,8.Eekersley,CE.etal,AComprehensiveEnglishGrammar,1961109