Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] expect [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dragged myself to the doctor who told me I had to expect such things at my age and prescribed vitamin pills . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know why you 're surprised , when you seem to expect other people to be naïve enough to remain blind to what you 're trying to do , ’ Maria flared edgily , thinking of Cavell especially . |
| 3 | At best she had expected bland sympathy from him , but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine . |
| 4 | Somehow she had expected six inches of semi-darkness , and half a face enquiring suspiciously what her business might be at this hour . |
| 5 | Being right in line with the posts we had expected some sort of obstacle to look round but not a moving one ! |
| 6 | We had expected 25 years at the most . |
| 7 | Many workers said they 'd expected another round of closures despite the earlier announcement of a reprieve for some of the collieries . |
| 8 | They had expected some throwing of stones and worse from whatever straggle of peasants ventured down from the hills to the banks , and that they received . |
| 9 | He had expected some kind of tart from Les Halles and found a respectable Jewish matron in an unbecoming colour . |
| 10 | The tension drifted from Blufton 's eyes , as if he had expected another challenge to his veracity . |