Example sentences of "[pron] expect [verb] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was dismayed to see these strangers accosting her when she expected to see an old man in a cowboy hat with a black and white photograph face . |
| 2 | She is a woman indeed ! — in mind , I mean , & heart-for her person is such , that if you expected to see a pretty woman , you would think her ordinary — if you expected to find an ordinary woman , you would think her pretty ! — But her manners are simple , ardent , impressive … |
| 3 | We expect to have an important debate tomorrow afternoon on the 20 per cent . |
| 4 | The main opposition group , the National League for Democracy , said it expected to have an absolute majority when the final results are compiled in about three weeks . |
| 5 | Sparc-builder , Unix Solutions Ltd , Dunstable , Bedfordshire , says it expects to receive an initial Sun Microsystems Inc IPX-type workstation from its US partner , the Colombus , Ohio-based Pinnacle Data Systems , by the second week in August . |