Example sentences of "but [pron] expected " in BNC.
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| 1 | The US Seniors ' Tour may outstrip the USPGA Tour in terms of waistlines and average age , but no-one expected its leading money winner to also claim higher earnings . |
| 2 | Nearly 30 millimetres of rain was recorded.Flood warnings had been issued … but no-one expected the river to rise so quickly … surging 10 feet above normal levels . |
| 3 | I , with a mother 's intuition , had suspected that ‘ things ’ were not right but I expected that it was one of those ‘ hiccups ’ … ) not so , I 'm afraid . |
| 4 | But you expected something better nowadays , especially for a woman in her forties ! |
| 5 | She pledged that the Government would safeguard those that did not opt for trust status , but she expected this to be a minority . |
| 6 | But she expected — she demanded — complete honesty form her children . |
| 7 | It was n't New York ; it was n't the Florida Keys , but they expected the standards of those places . |
| 8 | Observers noted that the export drive by Japanese industry was the result of slowing demand on Japan 's domestic markets , but they expected the situation to stabilize as the year progressed . |
| 9 | The announcement was welcomed yesterday by Economy Minister Richard Needham , who said that Novotel was the first major international group attracted to Northern Ireland — but he expected it would not be the last . |
| 10 | His mother 's dark nature and her rather cold surety still shut him out , but he expected it . |
| 11 | Thomas McNamara , the US ambassador to Colombia , stated that Colombia 's drug policy was also on trial , but he expected that the USA would co-operate with the Colombian authorities by handing over evidence against Escobar [ see p. 38001 ] . |