Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] expect [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took her a moment to realize that she 'd expected Daak to add his comment , and that he had n't done so . |
| 2 | She had expected Fernando to turn up at the airport with his arms full of red roses and promises . |
| 3 | Hari felt a rush of disappointment , she had expected Lewis to jump at the chance of earning some money but it seemed he was reluctant to take her venture seriously . |
| 4 | She had expected Fen to drive back into Little Kirkton , to one of the restaurants there , but instead he headed out into the country . |
| 5 | We tend to expect pupils to find words in dictionaries , because we assume it is a skill which is simply acquired . |
| 6 | I can understand er I mean we had some calls off er last week mainly because erm we we took we 'd spoken to those people before Christmas and we do expect people to drop out . |
| 7 | They had expected game-birds to benefit from an increased food supply of insects as farmers stopped spraying pesticides to protect their cereal crops . |
| 8 | Fortescue looked surprised , as if he had expected Athelstan to keep his mouth shut for the entire interview . |
| 9 | He had expected money to answer every need . |
| 10 | He had expected weakness to yield to strength . |
| 11 | When she threw herself down on the grass , he had expected Underwood to take advantage of the situation , but he sat upright and apart . |
| 12 | It was not a decision he had expected Massingham to welcome , and nor had he . |
| 13 | While chairman and chief executive , Peter Bonfield , said he is still ‘ not seeing the wide green shoots ’ of recovery , he does expect ICL to stay in the black during the coming year . |
| 14 | While he does expect recovery to come , he assumes life will be much gentler in the '90s than it was during the '80s . |