Example sentences of "he expected [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newley occasionally went there with clients from whom he expected rich pickings . |
| 2 | And last night top U.S. military commander General Colin Powell said he expected Western jets to be enforcing the zone within two weeks . |
| 3 | Wolfgang Roller , chairman of Dresdner Bank , said yesterday he expected long-term rates to fall by nearly two points and inflation to average 4 p.c. as the German economy recovers . |
| 4 | He expected European countries to put pressure on Arab countries to enter into direct negotiations with Israel , and claimed that the EC 's trust in the PLO to relinquish terrorism had been exploited by the latter . |
| 5 | He expected good behaviour and his rather grim glance in her direction did more to motivate her into action than any coaxing . |
| 6 | He expected limitless serenity of a man half Indian , and indeed Thomas had sustained the expectation for twenty years or more . |