Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [adv] expect [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Despite the instruction often given by teachers to emphasise personal involvement towards the end of an essay , you should avoid the sort of over-personalised ending found in this essay : After reading the first paragraph , I did n't expect such an exciting story , but gradually I got more and more involved in the narrative and finally overwhelmed by this splendid spectacle , which I could vividly visualise . |
2 | ‘ I must admit that I had n't expected such a prompt response to my advertisement . |
3 | ‘ I had n't expected all the containers in here to be emptied out , too ! ’ |
4 | He added that he did not expect such an acceptable method of slaughter to evolve in the near future . |
5 | Mr Reynolds was understandably shaken ; even though he had " suspected the worst " ( cancer ) , he had not expected such an extensive operation . |