Example sentences of "if [pers pn] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for sociable hours , I would not be in this trade if I expected to work nine to five , Monday to Friday . |
| 2 | ‘ So it would , ’ Burun responded amiably , ‘ if I expected to know him again . ’ |
| 3 | Then I commenced a tremulous search through its pages , almost as if I expected to find details of a timeslip between Geneva and where I now was . |
| 4 | If I expect her to be startled , I am disappointed . |
| 5 | Well it depends , you know , it depends if I expect erm my landlord to come back and chop my head off or something . |
| 6 | ‘ What the hell have you been up to ? ’ she demanded , glancing down the road as if she expected Herbie Connors to appear on his bike . |
| 7 | Edouard , moved by her words , lifted his hand gently to touch her arm and , to his horror , she flinched as if she expected him to hit her . |
| 8 | When she told Robert that she was going to confess her dark secret , his reaction was to ask if she expected criticism . |
| 9 | The woman looked around the yard as if she expected to see her daughter emerge from one of the doors or from behind a pile of rubbish . |
| 10 | The dog invariably followed him to the door , as if she expected , with each visitor , that her master would be back . |
| 11 | She said nothing , but hungrily returned to the carrion to take what more she could , as if she expected him to take the rest from her . |
| 12 | ‘ Where does your kindness come from ? ’ she asked , and said it almost as if she expected no answer . |
| 13 | Quickly , she put on her coat and hat , looking round fearfully as if she expected at any moment to feel Sikes ' heavy hand on her shoulder . |
| 14 | He would have to be blind not to have noticed that something in Cora-Beth 's manner towards him had changed ; that the looks she sometimes gave him were no longer open and friendly but questioning , as if she expected , or was hoping for , something more . |
| 15 | She had guessed it would look better — more disarming — not to be carrying a bag ; as if she expected to be out only for a short time . |
| 16 | She realised she was gripping the gun with two hands and had trained it on his chest , as if she expected him to leap up at any moment and lunge at her . |
| 17 | " I asked her if she expected to see him when he got back , and she said , " To be perfectly frank , I do n't know . |
| 18 | No one spoke to her , but she did not look as if she expected anyone to do so . |
| 19 | When the lonely howl of a wolf carried to them through the forest , Isabel jumped , glancing at the door as if she expected to see the beast standing there . |
| 20 | She scraped her chair away from her desk and stared at it as if she expected the spider to jump through the lid . |
| 21 | If she expects you to treat that bitch politely , then you 'll do it . ’ |
| 22 | I think she 's very optimistic if she expects others to go by bus so that she can get her car out of Muirwood Road , to get to work in Wester Hailes . |
| 23 | Offer her one hundred , Mr Palmer , and do n't bother me again if she expects a penny more . ’ |
| 24 | She is a woman indeed ! — in mind , I mean , & heart-for her person is such , that if you expected to see a pretty woman , you would think her ordinary — if you expected to find an ordinary woman , you would think her pretty ! — But her manners are simple , ardent , impressive … |
| 25 | She is a woman indeed ! — in mind , I mean , & heart-for her person is such , that if you expected to see a pretty woman , you would think her ordinary — if you expected to find an ordinary woman , you would think her pretty ! — But her manners are simple , ardent , impressive … |
| 26 | He says : ‘ If you expect too much of people , you are going to be disappointed . |
| 27 | This can matter if you expect to be working late and the bus stage is some distance away from your place of work . |
| 28 | If you expect something and it surpasses your expectation , then you are thrilled . |
| 29 | Alternatively , if you expect to be in a high earning bracket , you might consider setting up a limited company , even if you are the only salaried employee , rather than launching the same business as a self-employed individual . |
| 30 | If you expect a child to write about a personal experience , engagement with that experience has to be regarded as a priority . |