Example sentences of "[vb past] expect [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Lan 's astonishment her father signalled for her to approach the altar next ; as she was the youngest she had expected to go last , but her father was clearly singling Kim out for special treatment by allowing her to precede him . |
| 2 | She had expected to spend that night with Edward and wake up beside him , the left-hand side , that had become a habit and it was a mistake , no doubt , to allow marriage to become a matter of habit , but that did n't prove that she was not a woman . |
| 3 | All told , BT had expected to invest some $100m in the three ventures . |
| 4 | It was the very last thing he had expected to discover given McAllister 's fiery and impetuous nature . |
| 5 | She had expected to get good advice from Lovat , not a proposal of marriage . |
| 6 | The family had expected to feel strange in Stephen 's company , but he put them at their ease and asked Jonadab 's advice on farming matters , until they warmed to him . |
| 7 | Then I had expected to feel cold in winter , both indoors and out of doors , all my life . |
| 8 | Similar impressions are obtained from other examples of this type : ( 22 ) He did not want to be alone , and had expected to find some of his friends at the bar . |
| 9 | Tonight he had expected to become engaged , and everything had collapsed . |