Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] expect [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This was unfortunate as Neil tends to expect laughs as the more usual response to his lines .
2 During a run in a Neil Simon play , I struggled with soft lenses but they made me cry constantly — which was unfortunate , as Neil tends to expect laughs .
3 When the school had started , Robert had expected tobacconist 's sons , monolingual Turks , or youths with swarthy faces and hooked noses , clad in sheets .
4 School was over for the day and Sara had expected Jenny to arrive before this .
5 And if Emily had expected Craig to ride in on a white charger and save the day , she had been doomed to disappointment .
6 Brian and Deborah Curley had expected champagne and flowers when they arrived at the four star hotel on the island of Tenerife after a perfect wedding .
7 Kate Maybury had expected trouble !
8 Finubar had expected mud huts and primitive savages .
9 Eloise was an accomplished hostess and Adolph had expected perfection in his home .
10 This was the sort of look Dexter had expected Blufton to wear permanently , the calculating glance of a businessman forced to take a prickly decision , weighing risks and benefits against a tight deadline .
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