Example sentences of "[vb past] expect a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I suppose I 'd expected a stunt-man who pulled off hair-raising feats for kicks .
2 After that she came to expect a kiss whenever we met or parted — if we were alone , of course .
3 Mr. Lennis sent for me and said that Mr. Andrew was feeling run down , and had gone for a cruise in one of the ships , the Emily T. I kept expecting a letter or a postcard from him , but nothing came .
4 In view of the presence of the Prince there , and especially in the light of some critical remarks he had made recently about the IRA , I had expected a posse of police to be guarding the entrance gates .
5 So although I had expected a life of some leisure , I found myself lucky to be apprenticed to a carpenter in Kendal .
6 He had expected a rise in road duty , but was hoping for a clearer differential between diesel and petrol prices .
7 He had expected a butler or some obsequious manservant , at the least a maid or companion , to welcome them into a room shining with silver and silk carpets .
8 The paint frame had expected a delivery earlier that morning , until Haggerty 's had rung through to say the van had broken down .
9 But if she had expected a reaction of guilty surprise she was disappointed .
10 Selwyn Jones , who runs a nearby cockle processing plant , said he had expected a confrontation .
11 Selwyn Jones , who runs a nearby cockle processing plant , said he had expected a confrontation .
12 Montgomery had expected an air of authority from this venerable man , who had spent most of his seventy-odd years lecturing students , but Aubrey St John Goth seemed distant , distracted , his grey eyes veiled by a deep sadness .
13 CONCERN about the freeze on its annual grant is to be taken up with the Scottish Arts Council by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra , which had expected an increase of at least 3 per cent .
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