Example sentences of "[pron] expect [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Glancing round at the noisy throng , Ellie observed helpfully , ‘ I expect they find each other 's groups more interesting . ’ |
2 | ‘ I expect it had some help , then , ’ said Dorcas . |
3 | ‘ I expect whoever sent that letter — just did n't want to get involved . ’ |
4 | The set was so tacky she expected it to collapse each time one of the characters came through the door . |
5 | If she expects you to treat that bitch politely , then you 'll do it . ’ |
6 | Doctors can ask us all sorts of intimate questions and expect honest answers ; in return , we expect them to treat this knowledge confidentially and not to gossip about the state of our health . |
7 | We expect them to have some degree of self-awareness , and self-regard , in their knowledge claims . |
8 | But to have a trolley they needed money , their father 's money , and when Patsy suggested the idea to him , their father laughed and asked them where they expected him to find that sort of money . |