Example sentences of "i expect [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 . |
| 9 | In other words , Dr Blake , I expect one-hundred-per-cent support from every member of this team . ’ |
| 10 | Er , and I expect that margin to continue rising and be much higher again next year , so the medicine is working there . |
| 11 | I expect that lot belonged to her late husband . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I expect that business is involved , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ I expect underlying inflation to be 3.75 per cent at the end of this year , close to the top of its target range . |
| 14 | ‘ Whenever I stand in the middle of a big field , ’ she said , ‘ I expect some harpy to come flying at me with a hockey stick . |
| 15 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 16 | I expect next week to be your last chance to register before the shut-off date . |
| 17 | I expect next week when she 's six till two , it 's easier in n it ? |
| 18 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |
| 19 | As the spend over the three years will be more than that — last year 's spend was £17 million and I expect this year 's to be £25 million , making a total of £42 million — I suppose that I could give my hon. Friend the assurance that he seeks , but even if our figures were so way out that I could be caught on that commitment , when I consider the matter next May — assuming that the burden still falls to me to do so — I would have to make the same calculation as I made this year . |
| 20 | Should I expect any building and development work in my resort ? |