Example sentences of "[pron] expected [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected this place to be in chaos — instead , it 's an oasis of calm . |
| 2 | ‘ Galadriel , ’ muttered Gilly , not that she expected this bale of blubber to manage her real name . |
| 3 | erm so that y so that you expected this sort of measure of service and if you were told the , if you were told the circumstances you might have said well that 's okay , no problem . |
| 4 | Anyway , at Stevenage Town Hall we told Ralph that we expected some money for these . |
| 5 | Dr Neil was not in any way surprised at McAllister 's reaction to his lovemaking ; he expected such modesty from a well brought up young girl , and her arms around his neck , her timid responses , fluttering though they were , told him that she felt for him what he felt for her , and further inflamed his own passion , while warning him to go gently . |
| 6 | Perhaps he expected some protest from Constanza , a declaration , perhaps he hoped for it . |
| 7 | What with John 's new fitness programme , and the salutary Atlantic air and everything , I myself expected some kind of halfhearted renewal . |