Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] expected 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | So although I had expected a life of some leisure , I found myself lucky to be apprenticed to a carpenter in Kendal . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But if she had expected a reaction of guilty surprise she was disappointed . |
| 6 | He had expected a rise in road duty , but was hoping for a clearer differential between diesel and petrol prices . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Selwyn Jones , who runs a nearby cockle processing plant , said he had expected a confrontation . |
| 9 | Selwyn Jones , who runs a nearby cockle processing plant , said he had expected a confrontation . |