Example sentences of "expected [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had expected Fernando to turn up at the airport with his arms full of red roses and promises . |
| 2 | He had expected money to answer every need . |
| 3 | ‘ I suppose you had never expected Faith to have any money of her own ? ’ she asked . |
| 4 | He had expected weakness to yield to strength . |
| 5 | It was how he would have expected Frankie to react . |
| 6 | This was the sort of look Dexter had expected Blufton to wear permanently , the calculating glance of a businessman forced to take a prickly decision , weighing risks and benefits against a tight deadline . |
| 7 | They had expected game-birds to benefit from an increased food supply of insects as farmers stopped spraying pesticides to protect their cereal crops . |
| 8 | He had not expected things to go like this . |
| 9 | From the title , some might have expected Lilley to give an indication of his hopes for revival in the near future . |
| 10 | Fortescue looked surprised , as if he had expected Athelstan to keep his mouth shut for the entire interview . |
| 11 | It took her a moment to realize that she 'd expected Daak to add his comment , and that he had n't done so . |
| 12 | Actually , not one of its members is a day over 50 ( although all of them are coming close ) but you might reasonably have expected age to leave Daltrey , Townshend , and Entwistle looking worse than well-travelled . |
| 13 | And if Emily had expected Craig to ride in on a white charger and save the day , she had been doomed to disappointment . |
| 14 | Hari felt a rush of disappointment , she had expected Lewis to jump at the chance of earning some money but it seemed he was reluctant to take her venture seriously . |
| 15 | When she threw herself down on the grass , he had expected Underwood to take advantage of the situation , but he sat upright and apart . |
| 16 | She 'd never expected rockets to go off and stars to shoot in all directions — leastways , not from just a casual brush of flesh against flesh … |
| 17 | Of course , an absurd price is exactly what we would have expected Ephron to suggest in the circumstances . |
| 18 | School was over for the day and Sara had expected Jenny to arrive before this . |
| 19 | She had fully expected Penry to dismiss them as nonsense , and felt so shattered that he had n't that it took her longer than usual to clear away and leave the kitchen immaculate . |
| 20 | Since the introduction of A levels , English , Welsh , and Northern Irish schools , unlike schools in Scotland , Europe , or America , have expected pupils to study at most three examinable subjects in their years in the sixth form , these three being generally either all arts or all science subjects , though mathematics has been found commonly on either side of the divide . |
| 21 | ‘ I would n't have expected claims to become due before 2005 or 2010 , so the payment has been accelerated . ’ |
| 22 | Prior to the Miyagi defeat most commentators had expected Miyazawa to survive as party leader at least until the elections for half of the 252 upper house seats , scheduled for July . |
| 23 | She had expected Fen to drive back into Little Kirkton , to one of the restaurants there , but instead he headed out into the country . |
| 24 | It was not a decision he had expected Massingham to welcome , and nor had he . |