Example sentences of "she expected [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |
| 2 | He had taken it , now , that she was not going ; she expected to see resentment blossom , but he did not resent it . |
| 3 | Looking down she expected to see blood , awfulness , something dead . |
| 4 | Julia opened her eyes again and saw Comfort looking around her as though she expected to see men in white coats with a stretcher appearing through the walls . |
| 5 | Even Prince Charles , whom she expected to make inquiries , did not . |
| 6 | She expected to find Lori 's head swimming into focus , close to her own , like a pale balloon and looked away in order to avoid that confrontation . |
| 7 | She expected to find Kathleen prostrated by the tragedy in her family , but although she spoke sadly of Cormac 's wasted life and her mother 's collapse , Kathleen seemed remarkably untouched by the tragedy . |