Example sentences of "[noun prp] expected [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trent expected the hurricane to last between eight and ten hours . |
| 2 | The iron-studded door in the central archway looked impervious to battering-rams , but above it , behind a line of similar arches , was the big open terrace on which S. Kettering expected the family to dine — an instruction , Molly thought , which it would be no particular hardship to follow . |
| 3 | Marx and Engels expected the arbiter state to be an untypical regime under capitalism , quickly superseded as the onward rush of history produced decisive shifts of power towards the proletariat . |
| 4 | He placed his flabby hand on the hot little forehead , and Edward expected the fever to disappear like magic . |
| 5 | Only when Helen and Tony told him that Helen expected a baby before Christmas did he seem to come out of his stupor of misery . |
| 6 | Levi noted that most of the republics had Jewish communities and said that Israel expected the republics to respect the communities ' rights , including the right to free emigration . |
| 7 | During a visit on Nov. 8-10 by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger , Qian Qichen on Nov. 8 reiterated that China expected the US government to take the initiative in restoring good bilateral relations . |
| 8 | The SSD expected a demand for advocates to accompany mothers to child protection conferences . |
| 9 | BRITISH officials said yesterday that the German Chancellor , Helmut Kohl , wanted to put pressure on Britain and Denmark to ratify the Maastricht treaty , but added that Britain expected the EC to press ahead with 12 , members not 10 . |
| 10 | At least he behaved as Khrushchev expected a capitalist to behave , as a ‘ chained cur of imperialism ’ . |
| 11 | Once a consensus had been reached , it had no legal standing , but Citrine expected the chairmen to go back to their own Boards and secure acceptance of the common policy . |
| 12 | However , in the two mazurkas , Fokine expected the dancers slightly to accent the second beat of each bar as in any traditional mazurka or polonaise . |
| 13 | Controllers at the air-sea rescue control centre at RAF Pitreavie in Fife expected the search to last all night . |
| 14 | Rostov expected the mention of other worlds to excite a reaction , but Arghatun only nodded understanding . |
| 15 | Dexter expected the superintendent to bid farewell and for she and the sergeant to roar up the motorway back to the Yard as soon as possible . |