Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb past] expect " in BNC.
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1 | Then the man in Riga asked if it was cold in Leningrad , and we said yes it was , and the man in Riga said you had to expect it now , and that the Riga Hotel was modern and well heated as long as it was n't damp . |
2 | Mrs Lamb said she had expected tougher action . |
3 | I hoped she knew to expect that her kitchen would look like a nuclear test site when she returned . |
4 | Many workers said they 'd expected another round of closures despite the earlier announcement of a reprieve for some of the collieries . |
5 | He said he had expected to pick up ‘ one or two ’ extra seats . |
6 | Selwyn Jones , who runs a nearby cockle processing plant , said he had expected a confrontation . |
7 | Selwyn Jones , who runs a nearby cockle processing plant , said he had expected a confrontation . |
8 | The external economic relations commissioner , Sir Leon Brittan , welcomed Mr Clinton 's commitment to successful completion of the Uruguay Round , which he said he had expected after his talks with US officials in Washington last week . |
9 | It said he 'd expected this . |