Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] expect a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For some reason I had expected a foreign accent ; but I could place this exactly .
2 She 'd married a sporting celebrity , so she 'd expected a certain amount of attention , but she was n't sure she appreciated Ace 's rather smug pleasure at looking at himself .
3 The first excursion of the new government in foreign affairs was a bitter disappointment to those who had expected a real change in American policy abroad .
4 Leech , who had expected a generous-minded rival , was amazed at Burton 's blunt declaration that if he could not make the acting game pay well and soon , he would be off .
5 He 'd expected a clandestine rendezvous — curtained windows , locked doors — not a gypsy encampment .
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