Example sentences of "[pron] expect [adj] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected blue murder but , to my delight , he was very proud . ’ |
| 2 | And Bell said : ‘ I expected some trouble but not on this scale — they acted like animals . |
| 3 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |
| 4 | Should I expect any building and development work in my resort ? |
| 5 | She expected some fury but none was forthcoming and she glanced across at him to find his eyes were fixed on the mountains , his face sombre . |
| 6 | Using the information above , for what purposes would you expect particular lorries and cars to be travelling on the M8 , either way between Glasgow and Livingston ? |
| 7 | He expected good behaviour and his rather grim glance in her direction did more to motivate her into action than any coaxing . |
| 8 | Santa Monica , California-based Retix Inc warns that it expects net profit and turnover to be below analysts ' estimates for its first quarter ending April 3 : it expects operating results to be hurt by delays in releasing product enhancements for its RouterXchange 7000 series of routers to volume production , including support for IBM 's Token Ring network environment ; sales may be down up to 15% , and it may only break even or even worse . |
| 9 | Some people had baby-sitters of varying degrees of unreliability , mostly young girls in their teens , who were themselves expecting illegitimate babies and needed a temporary home , or elderly women lacking much strength to deal with children . |
| 10 | On the basis of this information , the law of reciprocal proportions tells us to expect that carbon and hydrogen combine in the weight ratio , 12:4 . |