Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] expect [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 You know , I 've allowed you all to speak , and I do expect the courtesy of
2 In view of the presence of the Prince there , and especially in the light of some critical remarks he had made recently about the IRA , I had expected a posse of police to be guarding the entrance gates .
3 So although I had expected a life of some leisure , I found myself lucky to be apprenticed to a carpenter in Kendal .
4 I had expected the women to be fairly distant cousins of the Emperors .
5 This peculiar state of affairs mystified me , as I had expected the presence of a local bus IDE host card to make itself felt in a big way .
6 It was no particular shock when I found out ; I had expected the test to be positive .
7 I had expected the cock to crow , that day .
8 CONCERN about the freeze on its annual grant is to be taken up with the Scottish Arts Council by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra , which had expected an increase of at least 3 per cent .
9 You keep expecting the spell to be shattered , especially as Michael Kitchen is around looking much like the villains he has played lately , but it remains intact .
10 But if she had expected a reaction of guilty surprise she was disappointed .
11 He then talked about the changes in the power blocs , adding that those like himself who had expected the coherence of Europe to develop strongly had found the reality ‘ disappointing ’ .
12 And though , as Lachlan had planned , they had expected the attack in the morning , they were quite happy when their lookouts reported the Macleans ' approach in the early evening .
13 He had expected a rise in road duty , but was hoping for a clearer differential between diesel and petrol prices .
14 He had expected the sack at the time , but strangely enough he had had more than his share of work from that day on .
15 But he does expect the weakness of sterling to have a beneficial effect in the coming year .
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