Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] expect [det] " 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 | Dragged myself to the doctor who told me I had to expect such things at my age and prescribed vitamin pills . |
| 4 | Anger , yes , she 'd expected that . |
| 5 | She had expected that . |
| 6 | She had expected more censure , more blame , but instead Fen seemed to be taking everything upon himself . |
| 7 | Roland had supposed she had expected this , but it became dreadfully obvious that she had not . |
| 8 | Being right in line with the posts we had expected some sort of obstacle to look round but not a moving one ! |
| 9 | Many workers said they 'd expected another round of closures despite the earlier announcement of a reprieve for some of the collieries . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It said he 'd expected this . |
| 12 | He seemed to expect this , and merely abused the audience back , spitting at them , skidding over on to his arse once , and drinking and slouching around the stage as if he were in his living room . |
| 13 | He had expected some final pay-off , a terminal settling of accounts for services rendered . |
| 14 | He had expected some kind of tart from Les Halles and found a respectable Jewish matron in an unbecoming colour . |
| 15 | He had expected some sordid den with a big wardrobe , a lot of shoes and a bed laid for business . |
| 16 | While chairman David Gare said the group performed well throughout the year , he had expected this year 's figures to be better than last . |
| 17 | The tension drifted from Blufton 's eyes , as if he had expected another challenge to his veracity . |
| 18 | Neither of them had expected this . |