Example sentences of "expect trouble " in BNC.

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1 Kate Maybury had expected trouble !
2 They come from the roughest jails where they expect trouble all the time .
3 They were relaxed , joking amongst themselves ; it was a relief to be on a march where they did n't expect trouble after the last few weeks of demonstrations and violence .
4 ‘ We 're in country loyal to the King and my lord did n't expect trouble .
5 Fielding had told me to expect trouble from Lorne on several counts .
6 Shabby , he 'd thought , and plain , so that he was taken aback by the neatly-rounded woman who answered his knock , a most presentable person in a dark , well-cut woollen dress with what looked like a gold brooch at the neck , her smooth oval face miraculously ironed of the creases he remembered , her mouth smiling the serene welcome of a woman who has no reason to expect trouble from a knock at her door , a woman who eats well and sleeps well and can settle all her bills .
7 If you 're expecting trouble it 's worth consulting your doctor early as some treatments work best if started in advance .
8 They came in with guns at the ready , expecting trouble .
9 Almost 30% of the province 's polling stations were closed for security reasons and the UN was expecting trouble .
10 You must have been expecting trouble . ’
11 They leant against the gate , not expecting trouble as they joked between themselves .
12 That meant he was expecting trouble .
13 ‘ You expecting trouble tonight ?
14 ‘ A hat ’ she spoke the words clearly , in defiant tones , expecting trouble .
15 We 're not expecting trouble from them and we 're there to help and direct them into the areas where they can get into the ground .
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