Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] expect [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I suppose I 'd expected expressions of grief , probably pages and pages of it . |
| 2 | In everyday affairs we formulate a generalization when we find ourselves beginning to expect consequences as before to follow when conditions are as before . |
| 3 | If she 'd expected signs of embarrassment or even an apology , it was obvious that she 'd miscalculated . |
| 4 | Leonora bristled as she marched into the other room , realising she 'd expected murmurs of appreciation to greet her offering . |
| 5 | We tend to expect pupils to find words in dictionaries , because we assume it is a skill which is simply acquired . |
| 6 | We do expect organisations from the projects in the programme to attend . |
| 7 | They had expected game-birds to benefit from an increased food supply of insects as farmers stopped spraying pesticides to protect their cereal crops . |
| 8 | Never would he have expected encounters with an assault force of Chelonians and the galaxy 's most notorious criminal in the space of a day . |
| 9 | He had expected antiques , flowers , the portraits of past barons de Chavigny which had always hung in the old Baron 's offices . |
| 10 | He had expected losses , but this was above even his guestimate . |