Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] expect a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 30 years old , I 'd really expected a slow labour . |
| 2 | Berowne had seemed not to expect a reciprocal confidence , indiscretion traded for indiscretion . |
| 3 | Burun did not expect a serious answer . |
| 4 | Given their portrayal by trade unionists as rich members of the bourgeouisie who were concerned only over the value of their property , they did not expect a sympathetic reception from workers . |
| 5 | They generally do not expect a short-term return . |
| 6 | Do not expect a cast-iron guarantee of success . |
| 7 | Immigrants will be required , as before , to send their children to French schools , and officials do not expect a significant increase in exceptions being allowed . |
| 8 | Do not expect a comfortable time . |
| 9 | At the time the government did n't expect a mass suicide . |
| 10 | ‘ We might even fight Tucker first , but until Lennox 's coronation on January 14 , I do n't expect a firm decision to be made about his first defence . ’ |
| 11 | Do n't expect a deep tan if your skin is naturally fair . |
| 12 | Do n't expect a Big Bang . |
| 13 | Do n't expect a smooth ride ; liberating that which is repressed can be quite traumatic . |
| 14 | It does not expect a frail humanity to be capable of loving our neighbours more than ourselves : that would be a task of saintly dimension . |
| 15 | Whatever reaction Doyle had expected , he had n't expected a sneering laugh . |