Example sentences of "i expect [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knowing that pickups are one of the first corners to be cut in budget guitars , I expected tameness if not lameness from the EX . |
| 2 | ‘ When I told Chris I was pregnant , I expected panic certainly , but not the hatred that came pouring from him . |
| 3 | I expected Father to chase me , but when I reached the corner and looked back he was just standing there talking to the thin man . |
| 4 | They had been defiled , and I expected punishment . |
| 5 | I say borrow but the cash was never refunded and I expect Dad thought it was a cheap way to get rid of him . |
| 6 | Auntie Nellie only came to visit on special occasions so I expect Dad must have written to invite her to the wedding . |
| 7 | I expect dad |
| 8 | I expect auntie has told you everything and you have been too busy to come , but please come now . |
| 9 | Our business is budgeted to expand by 25 per cent in 1993 and I expect trading conditions to improve as buyers appreciate current values and the affordability of our new homes . |
| 10 | " I expect Ma 's arranging to take us out to Canada . |
| 11 | I expect communication to improve as a result of this survey … |
| 12 | I expect communication to improve as a result of this survey . |
| 13 | ‘ I expect news from Rivera within two days at the outside . |
| 14 | I expect Daddy did . |
| 15 | Still , I expect Grandstand and Question Time are even now fighting it out over who gets me first . |
| 16 | I expect tea 's ready by now . ’ |
| 17 | Yeah , I expect egg ones . |
| 18 | I expect demand for this service to continue to grow over the coming year . |
| 19 | ‘ I expect Lubor is busy beavering away back in his office ? ’ she asked as a warm-up question before she got down to basics — and immediately wished that she had n't because at once Ven 's expression darkened , and as he raised an aristocratic eyebrow she knew instantly that all affability was gone . |
| 20 | ‘ I expect mademoiselle would like tea . |
| 21 | I expect Bodo is wondering where I am . |
| 22 | ‘ Am I to expect ravishment now , or something similar ? |
| 23 | ‘ It never occurred to me to expect payment , ’ she repeated . |
| 24 | Fielding had told me to expect trouble from Lorne on several counts . |