Example sentences of "[pers pn] had expected [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | At best she had expected bland sympathy from him , but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine . |
2 | Somehow she had expected six inches of semi-darkness , and half a face enquiring suspiciously what her business might be at this hour . |
3 | Being right in line with the posts we had expected some sort of obstacle to look round but not a moving one ! |
4 | We had expected 25 years at the most . |
5 | They had expected some throwing of stones and worse from whatever straggle of peasants ventured down from the hills to the banks , and that they received . |
6 | He had expected some kind of tart from Les Halles and found a respectable Jewish matron in an unbecoming colour . |
7 | The tension drifted from Blufton 's eyes , as if he had expected another challenge to his veracity . |