Example sentences of "[adv] know [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her family soon knew what to expect and so the potential for resentment was never allowed to build up . |
| 2 | I was alone , on foot , and hardly knew what to expect . |
| 3 | Not always knowing what to expect makes some of the physical and emotional changes associated with pregnancy harder to deal with — things like feeling more vulnerable , being easily upset , and crying a lot , are easier to take if you know this is a normal , if disturbing , aspect of pregnancy . |
| 4 | One of the enlivening aspects of Alexeev 's temperament is that you rarely know what to expect . |
| 5 | With Hendrix we did n't really know what to expect . |
| 6 | I was really surprised at how down to earth she was , I did n't really know what to expect , but she granted me interviews and I do n't think she has ever granted an interview from prison before . ’ |
| 7 | I did not really know what to expect away from the National Health Service and my mum , and so , armed with a small library of books and the good wishes of a Jamaican midwife at Homerton hospital , I just hoped for the best . |
| 8 | This genial host admits that many English people do n't really know what to expect when they visit the Emerald Isles . |
| 9 | Cos I did n't really know what to expect when he said oh |
| 10 | You never really know what to expect . |
| 11 | I had n't really known what to expect , but it was n't this . |
| 12 | Not quite knowing what to expect other than that she wanted a new job , Jean turned up for work promptly on a cold , wet , Monday morning but found no one to let her in . |
| 13 | Ian edged into the room as though not quite knowing what to expect . |
| 14 | They never knew what to expect when they came home from school ! ’ |
| 15 | Cezar , Bailey 's Brazilian butler , later recalled that he never knew what to expect in those days . |