Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] expect [verb] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At any moment she expected to hear his voice behind her , calling her back .
2 Any minute she expected to feel his hand on her breast .
3 The laird of Lethem 's motive , as interpreted by Lord Elphinstone , was to serve his own interest , for it appeared that Aucheneen was ‘ a bankrupt maltman who broke sixty pounds in Mr. Dundas 's debt , & by getting Mr. Buchanan chosen collector of the cess he expects to opperate his payment ’ .
4 The first and biggest is that no nation which expects to take its place in the world order should be in the business of commissioning international vengeance and terrorism .
5 In any case , I do n't know any women who expect to have their dinners paid for .
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