Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think my father 's authority was irrational because he expected me to have no other interests outside my schoolwork . |
| 2 | She was finding the party more trying than she expected , and told me to come and get her if I needed her for anything … |
| 3 | But probably more authoritative than you expected . |
| 4 | Okay , its three-litre V6 engine was reasonably lusty and the lack of buffeting with the hood down was impressive , but the chassis was even less inspiring than I expected . |
| 5 | It is a relief I suppose today , that I am able to speak to you on the basis erm of financial output which is a good deal more favourable than we expected even six months ago . |
| 6 | was more valuable than I expected it to be ; |
| 7 | They sobered up at the graveside in anticipation of the encounter of Jennie and Mary but it was not as hostile as they expected . |
| 8 | It 's certainly much more international than we expected , ’ said Bromley . |
| 9 | Maureen soon recovered and returned home , and letters came from Terry who seemed less downhearted than they expected . |
| 10 | In practice , although this way of thinking was one perspective from which we looked at our material , it proved much less useful than we expected . |
| 11 | Michelin road-maps mark genuinely arduous or dangerous stretches of road with a broken red line , and though the roadways themselves quite often turn out to be less awkward than you expect from such warnings , less awkward does not mean altogether easy . |
| 12 | ‘ The response was more vociferously negative than I expected . |
| 13 | So you 've had a sharp increase in our shareholders ' funds during the six months and a reduction in our net debt which may not be quite as er substantial as you expected but it is the combination of on the one hand the proceeds of Elsivir less some reinvestment which Frank mentioned , we put a little more money in B S B and the minority interests and we do have traditionally in the first half an adverse net movement of funds from operation about ninety five million and then we had thirty two million odd er of simply revaluation as a result of translating our dollar debt at er the one sixty as opposed to the year ending rate . |
| 14 | The meal , one hour later , was as good as they expected . |
| 15 | Build quality and sound are as good as I expected , so these guitars are definitely not poor relations . |
| 16 | ‘ Plenty of people would like to have done , ’ he said , more forthcoming than she expected . |
| 17 | She says she 's read the book and the film was much more dramatic than she expected . |
| 18 | Mr Dicketts also claimed that the inspectors were not as knowledgeable as he expected . |
| 19 | As Argyll and lord James said , in their reply of the 13th in which they openly declared it to be the role of the nobles and council ‘ to provide that the ancient liberties of the realm be freed from tyranny of strangers ( and ) to abolish ( God assisting us ) all manifest idolatry and maintainers ’ , he had not been ‘ so full and plain as we expected ’ . |
| 20 | It is less imposing and less impressive than I expected and is bordered by similarly styled ‘ cabins ’ . |
| 21 | Harry 's appreciation is even more whole-hearted than he expects . |
| 22 | ‘ The climbing was much more difficult than we expected , ’ Venables said . |
| 23 | ‘ But it was ten times more difficult than I expected . |
| 24 | Explaining about Jesus proved more difficult than I expected . |
| 25 | You may find her less apparently distressed than you expect . |
| 26 | I think she 's very optimistic if she expects others to go by bus so that she can get her car out of Muirwood Road , to get to work in Wester Hailes . |
| 27 | On the other hand , all three decisions confirm that an employee would be rashly optimistic if he expects to gain compensation from the mere fact the employer is selling or otherwise exploiting the patented invention with a significant measure of success . |
| 28 | More significantly , perhaps , I was annoyed because I expect this financial services organisation to recognise the totality of its relationship to me when making decisions in respect of specific transactions ; in this case to realise that its interest in my house should be adequate collateral for a small and presumably temporary overdraft . |
| 29 | Disaster may not be as imminent as everyone expects and there may still be fat profits to be made by those with good nerves . |
| 30 | You are as wonderful as I expected , and I worship you for it . |