Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When the school had started , Robert had expected tobacconist 's sons , monolingual Turks , or youths with swarthy faces and hooked noses , clad in sheets . |
2 | School was over for the day and Sara had expected Jenny to arrive before this . |
3 | And if Emily had expected Craig to ride in on a white charger and save the day , she had been doomed to disappointment . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Kate Maybury had expected trouble ! |
6 | Finubar had expected mud huts and primitive savages . |
7 | Eloise was an accomplished hostess and Adolph had expected perfection in his home . |
8 | 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 . |