Example sentences of "[pron] expected [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I expected to find interdependence , but no uniformity , in the Greek approach to the various nations and in the response of these nations ( when recognizable from our evidence ) to the Greek approach . |
| 2 | I knew that Hannah had experienced problems with rodents so I expected to find rat runs and nests underneath the flags , but only mice had been there . |
| 3 | He had taken it , now , that she was not going ; she expected to see resentment blossom , but he did not resent it . |
| 4 | Looking down she expected to see blood , awfulness , something dead . |
| 5 | Abbey National already provided a receipt for mortgage monies ; and a practice rule could be introduced requiring a solicitor who expected to receive evidence of payment to report the matter if this were not forthcoming in a prescribed period . |
| 6 | We reached Chelalo on the Arussi mountains in the afternoon of 5 October ; it was here that we expected to find nyala . |
| 7 | We expected to have security problems with Mrs Thatcher , but in fact they were nothing compared with those posed by the other guest on that show — Barry Manilow . |
| 8 | We expected to gain insight into what these transitions mean to the individuals undergoing them so as to find ways of offering them understanding and support . |
| 9 | As a result of the increase , some banks and building societies said they expected to raise mortgage rates by between 1 and 1.5 per cent , probably from 1 November . |