Example sentences of "she expected [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | When she told Robert that she was going to confess her dark secret , his reaction was to ask if she expected criticism . |
2 | Marrie said she expected Stephanie to make the under-21 team in the near future and possibly even the full team . |
3 | Clearly it was done at Oliver 's invitation and Rain would normally have welcomed company ; but in her glum mood she expected Oliver would flirt with Linda , and Linda would be amused at Rain 's expense , and it would be quite impossible to spoil their fun by mentioning that Oliver was leaving Kington Square . |
4 | She expected courtesy from men and often received it . |
5 | She expected Nicole to name a restaurant , but instead she named the hotel where she was staying , one of the more expensive hotels in London , and they arranged to meet up that afternoon , in her room . |
6 | In particular , she expected perils out of the flatties — murderous hoodlums , crooked cops , knife-wielding janitors-but she knew that if he stretched his mind a touch , Daine could make anything or anyone in the City into a weapon . |
7 | Devoy hinted that she expected Jackman to be her successor , by adding : ‘ She can have it [ the title ] after me . ’ |
8 | She expected Lucy to head for their office : no one else was ever in before noon on the top floor . |
9 | She expected arguments , but there were none as the group obeyed David instantly , the more able-bodied standing quietly by the poolside while David , the woman , who she found out was called Sybil , and the pool attendant helped the more severely disabled out of the water and into wheelchairs . |
10 | She expected Urquhart but found first a message from her brother inviting her down for the weekend . |
11 | She paused as though she expected Marion to say something . |
12 | Ruby had said she would be at the office again next morning by which time she expected Rain to have found something more profitable for her than keys . |
13 | ‘ 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 . |
14 | That evening she expected Edward to join them for dinner at the house . |