Example sentences of "i expected [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is simply that I expected better service , ’ he snapped . |
| 2 | I expected blue murder but , to my delight , he was very proud . ’ |
| 3 | I expected ecological debate , the odd clash over vegetarianism and a hint of hippiness . |
| 4 | I expected new information . |
| 5 | And Bell said : ‘ I expected some trouble but not on this scale — they acted like animals . |
| 6 | I set off again , maintaining for some reason — perhaps because I expected further farm creatures to wander across my path — my slow speed of before . |
| 7 | I would prefer to see a straight Rocky-Strachan swap ( as I expected last year ) but I guess the wee man is still playing to well for this . |
| 8 | I expected this place to be in chaos — instead , it 's an oasis of calm . |