Example sentences of "[pron] expect find [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I expected to find a privileged crew , tolerating me for some positive press .
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 Naturally you expect to find the highest quality construction in the world in a Mercedes , but the 500SL we tested had numerous faults that we thought ‘ undermined Mercedes ' quality image and appearance ’ .
4 We expect to find a guilty incident or relationship because he writes continually of guilt ; we expect to find sin because he speaks of atonement and expiation .
5 We expect to find the missing information in the largely unexplored group of algae and protozoans .
6 The cause of death is asphyxia , and one expects to find the usual signs of this .
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