Example sentences of "expect [det] [noun sg] of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What with John 's new fitness programme , and the salutary Atlantic air and everything , I myself expected some kind of halfhearted renewal . |
| 2 | We expect some account of Sicilian civilization and resources , some description of the fortifications of Syracuse , the temples ( an index of prosperity ) of Akragas , or the revenues derived from the subjugated interior ; something , in fact , like Herodotus book ii , about Egypt , which introduced the invasion by the Persian king Kambyses . |
| 3 | Had the two interests been hostile , one would expect some evidence of local friction , but there is none . |
| 4 | Had the two interests been hostile , one would expect some evidence of local friction , but there is none . |
| 5 | This is not to overlook , however , the fact that the parties to these relationships , may legitimately expect some form of sexual gratification from their partners and should have grounds for complaint if it were denied . |
| 6 | One analyst of these matters has noted that ‘ Stalin had little reason to expect that control of Communist countries would differ markedly from control of Communist parties . ’ |
| 7 | It paused , obviously expecting some kind of shocked reaction . |
| 8 | I waited for a day or so , expecting some sort of national protest . |
| 9 | He was not expecting this display of outright defiance . |