Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Bell said : ‘ I expected some trouble but not on this scale — they acted like animals . |
| 2 | ‘ Whenever I stand in the middle of a big field , ’ she said , ‘ I expect some harpy to come flying at me with a hockey stick . |
| 3 | I expect some people watching might think that wo wo football is a boy 's game , rather than a girl 's game , but of course that is n't the tradition is it ? |
| 4 | whatever you can , there 's no stipulation you 've got to do so many , you have to do whatever you can , but I expect some people can take them to work and just leave them on ca n't they ? |
| 5 | She expected some fury but none was forthcoming and she glanced across at him to find his eyes were fixed on the mountains , his face sombre . |
| 6 | Her eyes appraised him and her thin fingers were spread towards him fan-wise , it was clear she expected some money . |
| 7 | Anyway , at Stevenage Town Hall we told Ralph that we expected some money for these . |
| 8 | If we work extra hard for our employers we expect some kind of reward in return . |
| 9 | We expect some account of Sicilian civilization and resources , some description of the fortifications of Syracuse , the temples ( an index of prosperity ) of Akragas , or the revenues derived from the subjugated interior ; something , in fact , like Herodotus book ii , about Egypt , which introduced the invasion by the Persian king Kambyses . |
| 10 | ‘ We 're now asking them to accept a revised model and we expect some opposition . ’ |
| 11 | But if they do n't , if they break it or that then er they expect some trouble . |
| 12 | It would be just like her to expect some recompense for whoever caused the crash . |
| 13 | I did n't say anything , though the way he had said it made it clear he expected some comment . |
| 14 | Perhaps he expected some protest from Constanza , a declaration , perhaps he hoped for it . |