Example sentences of "[adj] expected [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few expected this year 's spring sales at Sotheby 's and Christie 's to do much to revive spirits , or prices . |
| 2 | In early October , as Mrs Thatcher — flanked by her Cabinet — received a nine-minute standing ovation at the close of a successful party conference , few expected any challenge to her in the leadership election which had to be held within 28 days of the start of the new parliamentary session , due to open on 7 November . |
| 3 | They all expected each member of the staff to express — discreetly — particular and intense interest in their child . |
| 4 | California 's Amgen , the jewel in the crown of American biotechnology , is set to become the industry 's first to enter the Fortune 500 list of America 's top companies , with revenue of $1 billion expected this year . |
| 5 | Women born in 1945–59 expected 2.27 children ; women born in 1960–4 expect 2.33 on average . |
| 6 | Most expected better times and were not disappointed . |