Example sentences of "and [pers pn] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had been defiled , and I expected punishment . |
| 2 | Against : almost nothing I can put my finger on , except that it 's a darned expensive guitar and I expected it to justify its price by being inspiring — which , for all of us who tried it , it somehow failed to be . |
| 3 | I started siding stuff then , an' sweeping an' doing ; and I expected he 'd begin a calling me for my idle ways . |
| 4 | Whenever we went there , Salvo and I expected Hasan 's ghost to leap out of the darkness and slit our throats with his dagger . |
| 5 | So she knew where we lived , and I expected her to turn up and claim you . ’ |
| 6 | SUICIDE was thought damnable in the Middle Ages , and I expect there are those who have been brought to feel by a book called The Monument that the Middle Ages had a point . |
| 7 | Joan and Dennis will tell me all about it I 'm sure and I expect I will get a Christmas card from Kylie and her mother and father , ’ she added . |
| 8 | Writing to Ellen , she could not help be bitter , remarking : — all life seems a trap again Ellen and I expect it has too often seemed so to you and will yet . |
| 9 | Euro-American society is already suffering from a bad self-esteem problem , and I expect that an uncritical belief in the moral supremacy of nature will make it worse . |
| 10 | I could do with a bath and I expect you could . |
| 11 | From the moment I could understand the human voice 1 — and I expect most of my generation — was told to be ‘ seen and not heard ’ … ‘ consider others before yourself ’ … ‘ never complain' and if you were a boy child , then you were exhorted to be a man , to show no emotion , and not to be a sissy . |
| 12 | I say borrow but the cash was never refunded and I expect Dad thought it was a cheap way to get rid of him . |
| 13 | As far as I 'm concerned , the residents come first ; and I expect every member of staff to understand that , right through from helping them get up in the morning to taking someone off to bingo if she wants to go . |
| 14 | I 've written about this before and I expect I 'll write about it again , because I get more frustrated knitters questioning me about this than almost anything else . |
| 15 | I have a contract which I honour and I expect it to be honoured . |
| 16 | ‘ We 've lost four clients out of a total of 1,800 and I expect others will drift away , but we picked up a new client just this morning . ’ |
| 17 | And I think the novel is dead on and I expect to be slaughtered for it ! |
| 18 | And I expect to be paid . ’ |
| 19 | 3.45:NOT many in with a chance here and I expect recent Fakenham scorer Love Anew and SKIPPING TIM to fight out the finish . |
| 20 | On top of that , the presence of these two will allow the full-backs more freedom and I expect to see Stuart Pearce getting forward in his old style . |
| 21 | ‘ Lee Clark certainly has the potential to score a lot of goals and I expect people like Brian Kilcline to hit some from set pieces . ’ |
| 22 | For those who are young and slender , a narrow , clingy , long skirt ( probably black ! ) or a longish pleated skirt either made on a ribber or shadow pleated ( and I expect they 'll want this black too ! ) would be very acceptable . |
| 23 | ‘ I have been doing one acquisition a month and I expect we will still do one acquisition a month , ’ Sadler said . |
| 24 | Cos that , I mean they 're always going to be useful I use them myself and I expect you all |
| 25 | ‘ It 's pretty fast and I expect everyone to be going at quite a lick from the start , ’ he said . |
| 26 | I 've refused work , and I expect the same loyalty from Enya , even if she married Phil Spector tomorrow ! |
| 27 | One day I 'll tell Stuart about the flowers and what I did with them and I expect we 'll have a good laugh with Oliver as well . |
| 28 | I 'll ring you in the next account period , and I expect I 'll have some very good news for you ! " |
| 29 | ‘ And I expect she told you why I went there ? |
| 30 | He has made an allegation , and I expect him to substantiate it . |