Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] expect a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 30 years old , I 'd really expected a slow labour . |
| 2 | Burun did not expect a serious answer . |
| 3 | Given their portrayal by trade unionists as rich members of the bourgeouisie who were concerned only over the value of their property , they did not expect a sympathetic reception from workers . |
| 4 | At the time the government did n't expect a mass suicide . |
| 5 | Whatever reaction Doyle had expected , he had n't expected a sneering laugh . |