Example sentences of "if [pers pn] expect [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I expect her to be startled , I am disappointed . |
| 2 | Edouard , moved by her words , lifted his hand gently to touch her arm and , to his horror , she flinched as if she expected him to hit her . |
| 3 | She said nothing , but hungrily returned to the carrion to take what more she could , as if she expected him to take the rest from her . |
| 4 | She realised she was gripping the gun with two hands and had trained it on his chest , as if she expected him to leap up at any moment and lunge at her . |
| 5 | If she expects you to treat that bitch politely , then you 'll do it . ’ |
| 6 | The operating philosophy set them by founder is as potent today as it was then : ‘ You must perfect every fundamental of your business if you expect it to perform well . ’ |
| 7 | The provision of horses was unexpected , but curiously cheering , because it seemed to show that the giants were sending Floy and Snodgrass off in reasonable style , as if they expected them to return . |
| 8 | If he expected me to break into tears and confess , then he was a good judge of character , but I had Dod to think about and Dod had a missus and kids and anyway was bigger than me and after all was a pretty good drummer . |
| 9 | The doorman watched his visitor as if he expected him to steal the light fittings . |
| 10 | He was looking at Pike as if he expected him to change shape , to flower into some awful creature . |
| 11 | If he expected her to fawn the way the Customs officer had done he was going to be disappointed . |
| 12 | He was looking at her intently , as if he expected she might do something surprising , like flying up the chimney . |
| 13 | He was swilling his sherry with a will , and tugging at his bushy , nicotine-stained moustache as if he expected it to come off . |