Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose I 'd expected a stunt-man who pulled off hair-raising feats for kicks . |
| 2 | And I get such a fright cos I keep expecting a bird |
| 3 | Mr. Lennis sent for me and said that Mr. Andrew was feeling run down , and had gone for a cruise in one of the ships , the Emily T. I kept expecting a letter or a postcard from him , but nothing came . |
| 4 | However , I do expect a reply and an assurance of an immediate change in attitude . |
| 5 | In view of the presence of the Prince there , and especially in the light of some critical remarks he had made recently about the IRA , I had expected a posse of police to be guarding the entrance gates . |
| 6 | So although I had expected a life of some leisure , I found myself lucky to be apprenticed to a carpenter in Kendal . |
| 7 | CONCERN about the freeze on its annual grant is to be taken up with the Scottish Arts Council by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra , which had expected an increase of at least 3 per cent . |
| 8 | After that she came to expect a kiss whenever we met or parted — if we were alone , of course . |
| 9 | But if she had expected a reaction of guilty surprise she was disappointed . |
| 10 | Well I 'll be contacting them in the next fortnight er if and to make be able to pass on my card , I 'll leave you two cards so that they , they know to expect a phone call from myself . |
| 11 | He had expected a rise in road duty , but was hoping for a clearer differential between diesel and petrol prices . |
| 12 | He had expected a butler or some obsequious manservant , at the least a maid or companion , to welcome them into a room shining with silver and silk carpets . |
| 13 | Selwyn Jones , who runs a nearby cockle processing plant , said he had expected a confrontation . |
| 14 | Selwyn Jones , who runs a nearby cockle processing plant , said he had expected a confrontation . |