Example sentences of "have expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But who 'd have expected great lasagna ? |
| 2 | ( One might have expected heterosexual young men to be more influenced by what was after all a film of exclusively heterosexual practices . ) |
| 3 | There was the inevitable council estate , the houses painted pale green , blue , pink , as in some child 's drawing , and then , round a bend in the lane where you might have expected open fields , half a dozen houses of 1950s or '60s provenance , lavishly appointed , glamorously gardened , with big garages and big cars outside them . |
| 4 | I was more surprised than gratified , for without having really considered it I would have expected unsolicited adoration to annoy Nour , to lead to stone-throwing … |
| 5 | At best she had expected bland sympathy from him , but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine . |
| 6 | She had expected raucous laughter , giggling , cries of disappointment — anything but the total silence that struck her eardrums with the cold effectiveness of a block of ice applied to her nervous system . |
| 7 | When Daak had been brought to join them , Bernice had expected Ace to run to him ; instead , she just smiled crookedly and raised a hand in greeting . |
| 8 | Although I have expected similar signs , our commissionings have on the whole been quiet affairs , at least until 1990 . |
| 9 | ‘ We have to expect good and bad times . |
| 10 | ‘ We have to expect good and bad times , ’ he said . |