Example sentences of "she expect [pron] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In exile she expected their first child , having left her husband in Russia ; he was later killed , and she suffered the blow of another death — her own child .
2 Eventually Linda gave it up and admitted that Marilyn Duxbody was not present but added , with overtones of hysteria , that she expected her any minute .
3 Nor need she expect anything more than a strictly business afternoon , she warned herself .
4 Thorny presents sugar lumps in a plastic bowl and smiles ; she expects something sinister in the smile but it is guileless .
5 The conversation had seldom strayed from the case and Wickham 's bouncy arrival at the flat and invitation to supper had encouraged her to expect something more .
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