Example sentences of "expected a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if people expected a lucid analysis of the ills of contemporary education , together with appropriate and carefully contrived proposals for change , they were disappointed . |
| 2 | Prior to the general election , when many experts expected a Labour victory followed by a rise in base rates , there were several enticing bonds to go for . |
| 3 | Mr. Gould expected a rich harvest from the appearance of the plain , both as respect [ sic ] quadrupeds and birds , but it was remarkably destitute . |
| 4 | Forecasting nil growth in the market this year , the company said it expected a slight upturn in the final quarter of 1993 but its total truck sales would not exceed last year 's 32,000 . |
| 5 | It is also possible that late nineteenth and early twentieth-century working class women expected a greater degree of drunkenness and violence on the part of husbands than would be tolerated today . |
| 6 | He had no clear idea what he was going to do but expected a good gathering at Linley 's house and thought an opportunity would occur . |
| 7 | Those who expected a predictable finale to this unpredictable match got far more than they anticipated . |
| 8 | ‘ I expected a wee charge from Middlesbrough early on . |
| 9 | Yesterday the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland put its pennyworth in when Alex Brown , the milk committee convener , said the union expected a reasoned decision from the secretary of state . |
| 10 | I expected a high-powered event , with dozens , if not hundreds of people present . |
| 11 | He expected a celebratory meal on re-entry into this life , and a litre of his own wine from the most recent good vintage . |
| 12 | A cynical nihilist , Andrei expected a sticky end ( if only at the hands of his master and mistress ) and wanted to live well before it came . |
| 13 | When told it could , Postelnicu made it clear that he expected a regular supply of Scotch to be discreetly deposited there . |
| 14 | When Zeppelin told PHIL KING their next game was on ice , the rotund reviewer expected a long delay ! |
| 15 | He said he expected a substantial part of that money to be used as a ‘ starter ’ sum for Darlington schools St Augustines and St Bedes . |
| 16 | She expected a loud shout of . |
| 17 | Even rewards such as these were a shade oblique for those who expected a direct return upon money invested . |
| 18 | Prost said he expected a tough race but was satisfied with the performance of his car . |
| 19 | For a moment I expected a knuckle-rapping response , but after a brief hesitation , he said , ‘ My verse was obscure because I was obscure to myself . |
| 20 | Mr Ebbert warned that the company would have to continue operating at reduced output levels for the immediate future , even though he expected a modest improvement in total UK new car sales this year — a rise of perhaps about 7 per cent to 1.7 million . |
| 21 | Random House expected a modest début for the novel , even deciding against a publicity tour . |
| 22 | Melissa half expected a vigorous defence of Dora 's protective friendship , but the reaction was precisely the opposite . |
| 23 | It fully expected a massive expansion . |
| 24 | A lot of people expected a little bit more . ’ |
| 25 | Last night the grieving couple were still baffled by the tragedy that struck down six-year-old Elizabeth a week after doctors said they expected a full recovery from a brain tumour . |
| 26 | Cameron now expected a glancing reference to Exodus 32 and a figuring of Aaron the idolator as the rebel and troublemaker who seduced the honest Israelites with the golden calf of dangerous principles . |
| 27 | I 'd therefore grown used to getting a certain amount of respect from other drivers , so when I found one of the clapped-out Toyotas favoured by Asian families in my path one morning I expected a free passage . |
| 28 | Noone knew what had happened cos noone expected a free kick in the first place let alone expected them to take it like that . |
| 29 | The reaction of local farmers to this disruption of their normal farming activity was to wait the situation out , as they expected a high price for their lands . |
| 30 | ‘ We expected a physical game and we certainly got one . |