all that I -(thought/dreamed/hoped/imagined/expected/...)- it would be
Examples:
1.
I had been planning this for a while now. A three day trip to the south
of France for some
cycling in the Pyrenees. My first day out in the hills. It was all that
I thought it would be and
more.
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[See the 5th paragraph, "Foix Circuits"]
2.
Las Vegas was all that I figured it would be and then much more.
3.
My last high school summer has been all that I hoped it would be.
(click here for the original context)
[See 2nd paragraph under "Nearly Over"]
4.
Somehow, it just wouldn't be all that I imagined it would be without a
good cup of coffee,
and a nice place to sit.
5.
I spent the day with someone I love yesterday, and it was all I knew it would be.
(click here for the original context)