Dear Alan
I beg to differ from you. Can I interpret the sentence 'More people came than had been expected' as follows:
'More...than' is correlative conjunction like 'both ... and' or 'either ... or', and 'than' acts as a coordinating conjunction part of the correlative conjunction like 'and' and 'or'. Therefore, 'than' joins two finite verbs, viz., 'came' and 'had been expected', two parallel constructs.
Another possibility for subordinate clause without subject
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Re: Another possibility for subordinate clause without subje
I'm afraid that your suggestion does not conform to any analytical norms with which I am familiar. 'Than' is never classified as a coordinating conjunction.