Example sentences of "[pron] expect no [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expected no better , ’ said Herluin bitterly , and took the broken box in his hands to stare at the damage . |
| 2 | I expected no different when his Lordship sent me out on the morning of the 19th . |
| 3 | My main solace is being able to write down ( I expect no instant adoration ) my feelings , isolation , experiences , attitudes , in prose or poetry on paper — a safety valve . |
| 4 | ‘ And you expected no such visitors to the priory ? ’ |
| 5 | The people slipping and sliding on the pavements , spattered with slush by the passing traffic , look stoically wretched , as if they expect no better from life . |
| 6 | He expected no less for the children in the classroom . |
| 7 | He expects no less of his people . |