Example sentences of "had expected [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Others , who unlike the Combined Operations staff , had expected a second front in Europe that summer , saw what forces would be needed to invade Europe .
2 The first excursion of the new government in foreign affairs was a bitter disappointment to those who had expected a real change in American policy abroad .
3 I had expected a sharper tongue in the office , a brisker and more brittle approach to the anarchic thoughtlessness of the girls .
4 The fall in seasonally adjusted unemployment of 22,000 last month was even more of a surprise , at a time when forecasters had expected a further rise of 35,000 .
5 Neither Marshal Joffre , General Foch ( his deputy in the north ) nor Sir John' French had expected a German attack in Flanders .
6 Harold Hobson , the chairman of the Central Electricity Board ( who had expected the top job in the new organisation himself ) , pointedly refused to work as Citrine 's deputy and resigned from the CEB prematurely .
7 She had expected the royal apartments to be brimming with activity .
8 It is possible that , not being aware of the limitations brought about by the Project 's staffing numbers , non-participants had expected an unreasonable level of support .
9 I had expected an American senator to be as pompous and flatulent as a British MP , but George Crowninshield had proved affable and friendly .
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