Example sentences of "[pron] expect [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against : almost nothing I can put my finger on , except that it 's a darned expensive guitar and I expected it to justify its price by being inspiring — which , for all of us who tried it , it somehow failed to be . |
| 2 | ‘ I expect them to put their seats up slightly , ’ he said , ‘ perhaps to 11 or 12 . ’ |
| 3 | What 's more , cock , I expect you to treat your number two in exactly the same way . ’ |
| 4 | Now , Peg and I used to do the cattle by the cottage , the beef cattle , I expect you know what Garaleden are , do you ? |
| 5 | Not that I expect you to heed my warning . |
| 6 | I expect you think my brother and I are complete idiots and I think that you are probably right ! |
| 7 | ‘ I expect he forgets our names . |
| 8 | ‘ I expect he has his reasons . |
| 9 | A shy and unpretentious woman , she was dominated by her husband , who expected her to organise his home life , act as his hostess , show a picture of domestic bliss to his constituency , listen to him rehearse his speeches , endure his frequent absences , cope with the bruised feelings of those he had insulted and be prepared to be woken up in the middle of the night to hear his account of his part in great events : ‘ Wake up and listen , what I 'm telling you is history ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You expected me to drop my life and my career for you because that 's what a Majorcan girl would have done . ’ |
| 11 | When your side wins an election , you expect it to help its followers by giving them plenty of undemanding if not very well-paid jobs ( kicking out the other lot 's placemen in the process ) , arranging nice little contracts , inventing new pension wheezes , and so on . |
| 12 | ‘ How can you expect me to risk my boys ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Some needed reminding that we expected them to honour their word . ’ |
| 14 | SINCE everyone 's gunning for Chancellor Lamont can we expect him to lose his job soon ? |
| 15 | However , having made an investment they expected it to pay its way and any development towards being a full-time farmer would depend very much on market prices . |
| 16 | Wesley imparted the information defensively , looking at me under lowered brows as though he expected me to clip his ear at any moment . |