Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] expect [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I 'd expected some Chart Show clothes horses purveying diluted Techno , not an androgynous keyboardist , a commanding dancer and the mad hatter MC who 'd just as soon sing the praises of spliff as he 'd stare out the crowd , bug-eyes in effect .
2 Normally , I would n't care two hoots , but having come home unexpectedly , and with the thought of our marriage dazzling me , I 'm so happy that I keep expecting some obstacle to turn up .
3 The riot had started from nothing ; nobody had expected any trouble .
4 She had expected more censure , more blame , but instead Fen seemed to be taking everything upon himself .
5 We do expect these interest rate cuts to be passed on as quickly as possible .
6 Being right in line with the posts we had expected some sort of obstacle to look round but not a moving one !
7 We have to expect more wastage , ca n't keep putting it in and out of the fridge , could poison somebody .
8 Many workers said they 'd expected another round of closures despite the earlier announcement of a reprieve for some of the collieries .
9 They had expected some throwing of stones and worse from whatever straggle of peasants ventured down from the hills to the banks , and that they received .
10 He had expected some kind of tart from Les Halles and found a respectable Jewish matron in an unbecoming colour .
11 While chairman David Gare said the group performed well throughout the year , he had expected this year 's figures to be better than last .
12 The tension drifted from Blufton 's eyes , as if he had expected another challenge to his veracity .
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