Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] expected [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 At best she had expected bland sympathy from him , but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine .
2 Somehow she had expected six inches of semi-darkness , and half a face enquiring suspiciously what her business might be at this hour .
3 Being right in line with the posts we had expected some sort of obstacle to look round but not a moving one !
4 We had expected 25 years at the most .
5 Many workers said they 'd expected another round of closures despite the earlier announcement of a reprieve for some of the collieries .
6 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 .
7 He had expected some kind of tart from Les Halles and found a respectable Jewish matron in an unbecoming colour .
8 The tension drifted from Blufton 's eyes , as if he had expected another challenge to his veracity .
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