Example sentences of "[pron] expect [adj] [noun sg] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , Dr Blake , I expect one-hundred-per-cent support from every member of this team . ’ |
| 2 | By 1875 politics in the Czech countryside was conducted in more sophisticated terms , and those who expected national salvation from supposed kinsmen of ‘ people 's emperors ’ , ancient or modern , would probably feel a little embarrassed to admit it . |
| 3 | You were told at the time you did , and Councillor told you at the time that th it was totally inadequate was the children 's budget , so how can you expect more money from the Government when your sense of priorities is so blatantly wrong on the money that you 're already handling . |
| 4 | If one buys a house near a railway line , one expects some disturbance from it , and that is a factor which will no doubt be reflected in the price . |
| 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 . |