Example sentences of "expect thing [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had not expected things to go like this . |
| 2 | And now every time I see an advert , or just anything , I expect things to explode . ’ |
| 3 | Expect things to go wrong a lot of the time . |
| 4 | Well , normally we expect things to go in straight lines . |
| 5 | You could never expect things to last , after all , could not plan more than a few days ahead . |
| 6 | The Zande do not expect things to work unless they are properly made . |
| 7 | ‘ We are expecting things to pick up generally , ’ he says . |
| 8 | I know that a lot of blacks are just expecting things to come to them ; they 're sort of free living , it 's our nature to sit down and enjoy life . |