Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd never expected rockets to go off and stars to shoot in all directions — leastways , not from just a casual brush of flesh against flesh … |
| 2 | That has begun shipping to members , and SAG optimistically expects products complying to the specification to be around by the end of year . |
| 3 | One visitor went there expecting obfuscation , for I have read Sartre on art and think that Sartre on cricket would be just as illuminating . |
| 4 | What was evident was that they had all expected Comrade Andrew to join them , even Alice , who knew he disapproved . |
| 5 | The two men had gone out at dawn each morning , and for five consecutive days their huers had run up and down the cliff paths , whistling and signalling with flags and gorse bushes to guide the two fleets to the shoals ; and while everyone in Polruan had confidently expected Sam Gristy to win hands down , it now looked as though Harry had the edge . |
| 6 | Perhaps I had naively expected headlines of the HUMPHRY DAVY INVENTS MINERS ' SAFETY LAMP , ROSSINI WRITES FIRST OPERA , HENRY THOREAU BORN , kind of thing ! |
| 7 | She had fully expected Penry to dismiss them as nonsense , and felt so shattered that he had n't that it took her longer than usual to clear away and leave the kitchen immaculate . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose you had never expected Faith to have any money of her own ? ’ she asked . |