Example sentences of "[adv] expect [verb] [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also reported that work was under way to clear Iraqi mines from the coastal waters around Kuwait , in preparation for the amphibious assault which was widely expected to accompany any allied ground offensive . |
| 2 | If this were the case one would also expect to find increased basal secretion in smokers — in our study this was not the case . |
| 3 | An unfinished coffin on black tressels , which stood in the middle of the shop , looked so gloomy and death-like that a cold tremble came over him , every time his eyes wandered in the direction of the dismal object : from which he almost expected to see some frightful form slowly rear its head , to drive him mad with terror . |
| 4 | He half expected to see some naked tourist in the corner , bound and gagged . |
| 5 | Headed Deaf Motorists : Are They a Danger ? it argues convincingly that they are not , and explains that " unlike motorists who can hear , the deaf motorist never expects to receive any audible warning when on the road , and , therefore , never under any circumstances takes anything for granted . |