Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] expected some " in BNC.
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1 | I 'd expected some token reluctance , a bit of chair-shuffling and so on . |
2 | I 'd expected some Chart Show clothes horses purveying diluted Techno , not an androgynous keyboardist , a commanding dancer and the mad hatter MC who 'd just as soon sing the praises of spliff as he 'd stare out the crowd , bug-eyes in effect . |
3 | Being right in line with the posts we had expected some sort of obstacle to look round but not a moving one ! |
4 | They had expected some throwing of stones and worse from whatever straggle of peasants ventured down from the hills to the banks , and that they received . |
5 | He had expected some final pay-off , a terminal settling of accounts for services rendered . |
6 | He had expected some kind of tart from Les Halles and found a respectable Jewish matron in an unbecoming colour . |
7 | He had expected some sordid den with a big wardrobe , a lot of shoes and a bed laid for business . |