Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect an important letter . |
| 2 | She expected an angry response , and it rather unnerved her when it did n't come . |
| 3 | It may not be as easy as surrendering your body to the doctor and simply taking the medicine , nor can you expect an over-night cure . |
| 4 | ‘ Were you expecting an important letter ? ’ |
| 5 | Union leaders say they expect an overwhelming call for industrial action in an imminent ballot , after employers refused to improve a 4.8 per cent offer on Monday . |
| 6 | As England 's most capped cricketer , he expected an early telephone call once the team was finalised on Friday . |
| 7 | There is a streak of sadism in his performance which leads us to expect an answering streak of masochism in Katherine . |