Example sentences of "[pron] have expect [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Then I had expected to feel cold in winter , both indoors and out of doors , all my life . |
2 | She had expected to spend that night with Edward and wake up beside him , the left-hand side , that had become a habit and it was a mistake , no doubt , to allow marriage to become a matter of habit , but that did n't prove that she was not a woman . |
3 | To Lan 's astonishment her father signalled for her to approach the altar next ; as she was the youngest she had expected to go last , but her father was clearly singling Kim out for special treatment by allowing her to precede him . |
4 | She had expected to get good advice from Lovat , not a proposal of marriage . |
5 | Tonight he had expected to become engaged , and everything had collapsed . |
6 | It was the very last thing he had expected to discover given McAllister 's fiery and impetuous nature . |