Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] expect [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But where she had expected harshness she felt instead only the soft warmth of his lips on her throat , and a rush of longing coursed through her entire body , strong enough to make her buckle at the knees . |
| 2 | She had expected opulence , baroque furniture maybe , rich drapes . |
| 3 | She had expected violence , she had thought her father would shout and roar at her , she was certain he would beat her . |
| 4 | She had expected Fen to drive back into Little Kirkton , to one of the restaurants there , but instead he headed out into the country . |
| 5 | She had expected passion and had been prepared to bluff that away , but this was different . |
| 6 | She had expected pain , almost welcomed it as the payment for ridding herself of her despised virginity which had labelled her in her own mind as undesired — unloved . |
| 7 | She had expected mockery , and , judging by the unnatural stillness she felt in fitzAlan 's body , he had intended to mock her . |
| 8 | ( In last week 's Unigram issue we said to expect price reductions of around 40% . |
| 9 | Fortescue looked surprised , as if he had expected Athelstan to keep his mouth shut for the entire interview . |
| 10 | He had expected money to answer every need . |
| 11 | He had expected weakness to yield to strength . |