Example sentences of "[pron] had expected [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The riot had started from nothing ; nobody had expected any trouble . |
| 2 | She had expected raucous laughter , giggling , cries of disappointment — anything but the total silence that struck her eardrums with the cold effectiveness of a block of ice applied to her nervous system . |
| 3 | At best she had expected bland sympathy from him , but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine . |
| 4 | She had expected more censure , more blame , but instead Fen seemed to be taking everything upon himself . |
| 5 | Mrs Lamb said she had expected tougher action . |
| 6 | Being right in line with the posts we had expected some sort of obstacle to look round but not a moving one ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He had expected some kind of tart from Les Halles and found a respectable Jewish matron in an unbecoming colour . |
| 9 | While chairman David Gare said the group performed well throughout the year , he had expected this year 's figures to be better than last . |
| 10 | The tension drifted from Blufton 's eyes , as if he had expected another challenge to his veracity . |