Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] expected [adj] " 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 | The riot had started from nothing ; nobody had expected any trouble . |
4 | Anger , yes , she 'd expected that . |
5 | She had expected raucous laughter , giggling , cries of disappointment — anything but the total silence that struck her eardrums with the cold effectiveness of a block of ice applied to her nervous system . |
6 | She had expected that . |
7 | At best she had expected bland sympathy from him , but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine . |
8 | Somehow she had expected six inches of semi-darkness , and half a face enquiring suspiciously what her business might be at this hour . |
9 | At some unconscious level that was exactly what she had expected six months earlier — to step off the plane and see the man of her dreams waiting for her on the tarmac . |
10 | She had expected more censure , more blame , but instead Fen seemed to be taking everything upon himself . |
11 | Roland had supposed she had expected this , but it became dreadfully obvious that she had not . |
12 | Mrs Lamb said she had expected tougher action . |
13 | Being right in line with the posts we had expected some sort of obstacle to look round but not a moving one ! |
14 | We had expected 25 years at the most . |
15 | Many workers said they 'd expected another round of closures despite the earlier announcement of a reprieve for some of the collieries . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | It said he 'd expected this . |
18 | He had expected some final pay-off , a terminal settling of accounts for services rendered . |
19 | He had expected some kind of tart from Les Halles and found a respectable Jewish matron in an unbecoming colour . |
20 | He had expected some sordid den with a big wardrobe , a lot of shoes and a bed laid for business . |
21 | While chairman David Gare said the group performed well throughout the year , he had expected this year 's figures to be better than last . |
22 | The tension drifted from Blufton 's eyes , as if he had expected another challenge to his veracity . |
23 | Neither of them had expected this . |