Example sentences of "as [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marsh accepted his fate honourably , as everyone expected , and the Australians got on with the job of keeping their boot on the Indian throat . |
| 2 | Of course — as Titmuss pointed out — had the Luftwaffe launched an all-out offensive on 3 September 1939 , as everyone expected , this scenario would have come about . |
| 3 | Disaster may not be as imminent as everyone expects and there may still be fat profits to be made by those with good nerves . |
| 4 | Pike , as I expected , confirmed that this was work which was normally done by the statistical clerks . |
| 5 | The interior was just as I expected from the books I had seen at school . |
| 6 | As I expected , the jeeps were now arriving with the Commando dead and wounded from the areas around the village . |
| 7 | As I expected , there was no evidence of an alternative culture , and there were no obvious homosexuals , though I received a few long looks from passers-by which I was careful not to return . |
| 8 | You are as wonderful as I expected , and I worship you for it . |
| 9 | But things turned out as they were bound to do and not as I expected ; there was a typically whole gastrula on my dish the next morning , differing only by its small size from a normal one ; and this small but whole gastrula developed into a whole and typical larva … |
| 10 | She did n't flinch as I expected her to . |
| 11 | Build quality and sound are as good as I expected , so these guitars are definitely not poor relations . |
| 12 | If ( as I expected would be the case ) he was able to accomplish this with very little in the way of stammering , it would go even further towards increasing his self-confidence . |
| 13 | The opening games did not go quite as I expected in that I was surprised to see Wales beat Ireland . |
| 14 | Johnston said : ‘ It has not gone anywhere near as well as I expected at Everton . |
| 15 | The first thing that Nigel got down to was , as I expected , fixing up his hi-fi , and on our very first evening that vast area reverberated with the great big beautiful noise of ‘ Also sprach Zarathustra ’ , so I felt truly at home . |
| 16 | On his return he puzzled me by behaving exactly as I expected an S.S.O. to behave . |
| 17 | ‘ Looks just as I expected , ’ Patrick said , plugging in the kettle . |
| 18 | Not , as I expected , fishing in the sea but ambling with its rather ungainly gait along the top of the bank . |
| 19 | As I expected from one who knew him well it is a very sympathetic account of his life and its impact on both cricket and the wider world . |
| 20 | When I opened the frame I found , as I expected , that the drawing had been hinged with masking tape . |
| 21 | " I want to please you and you 're not a bit as I expected you to be . " |
| 22 | Instead of being surprised , as I expected , my friend replied , |
| 23 | I could see that she was scowling and stiffening into a Mark 2 temper , so I gave her an encouraging smile — which raised her , as I expected , to a Mark 3 . |
| 24 | As I expected it all happened halfway along . |
| 25 | It 's a well-executed disarm , straight out of the book , as I expected . |
| 26 | ‘ The course was , as I expected , a very intensive and international one , with a strong focus on general management as well as a firm basis in the major disciplines of finance , marketing , operations , etc . |
| 27 | As I expected , the hon. Gentleman responded to the last intervention by saying that a Labour Government would simply reintroduce rates . |
| 28 | I would prefer to see a straight Rocky-Strachan swap ( as I expected last year ) but I guess the wee man is still playing to well for this . |
| 29 | cos these blooming policies are not doing as well as I expected |
| 30 | I feel that our love has grown stronger , and I know that I miss you , darling , even more than before , for I really need you , as I expect you divined long ago . |