Example sentences of "[pers pn] expected [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I expected to lie awake for hours .
2 European heads of government from Moscow to Madrid showered telegrams of congratulation on Clinton , saying they expected to maintain good ties with Washington .
3 He expected to fall asleep quickly , but his heart would not let him .
4 Nevertheless , President Roh Tae Woo of South Korea welcomed the recent progress in relations between the two states , and on July 6 suggested that he expected to see Korean reunification achieved within five years .
5 It was a calculated guess but sooner or later he expected to hit lucky , and here on the fringe of a large private estate the chances were better than anywhere .
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