Example sentences of "expect [indef pn] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hari felt a sense of disappointment , she had expected something more from players at the theatre , exactly what she did n't know . |
| 2 | ‘ You know , ’ ruminates Shaun Ryder , frowning over his fifth pint , after a night of stilted soul-searching , six months of silence and a whole heap of rumours , ‘ it surprises me that people ever expected anything more from us . |
| 3 | Nor need she expect anything more than a strictly business afternoon , she warned herself . |
| 4 | She slept with boys ( and men — some lecturers , too , fell by her wayside ) as if it were the most natural thing in the world ( ‘ indeed it is , it is ! ’ ) , then dropped them just as casually in the morning with a smile of disbelief that they should expect anything more of her , or any other woman . |
| 5 | The conversation had seldom strayed from the case and Wickham 's bouncy arrival at the flat and invitation to supper had encouraged her to expect something more . |
| 6 | She brushed aside Mrs Singh 's assertions that her son was not making progress by telling her repeatedly that it was unreasonable to expect anything more ; she used phrases like ‘ He is well below average ’ , ‘ He is slow ’ , ‘ He is in the bottom set , you must accept that . |
| 7 | He sat back in his chair , with an air of waiting , and expecting something more to the point . |
| 8 | Utterly expressionless , the word was addressed to Florian , and she clutched at Luke 's hand instinctively , still expecting something more . |