Example sentences of "[adv] expect [adj] [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He obviously expected some sort of reaction .
2 That is to say , for 100 feet of water one could only expect 240 feet of sediment of normal density .
3 It was humiliating , and she had not expected that kind of reaction from him .
4 We should not expect three classes of behaviour corresponding to the three processes of adaptation .
5 ‘ Then he 'll surely expect some sort of explanation from me , ’ Harry said quietly .
6 We do n't expect this sort of thing to happen to us . ’
7 As a former member of his Household explained : ‘ He never expected this kind of reaction .
8 We must therefore expect certain aspects of computer design to reappear throughout the book , to be seen from a slightly different angle each time .
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