Example sentences of "expect [adj] sort [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He obviously expected some sort of reaction . |
| 2 | He smiled and lifted his champagne glass to his lips and Ruth expected some sort of challenge thrown out but none came and a strange feeling percolated inside her , almost disappointment , but she shooed away the notion . |
| 3 | erm so that y so that you expected this sort of measure of service and if you were told the , if you were told the circumstances you might have said well that 's okay , no problem . |
| 4 | He did n't for one minute expect that sort of treatment in Gloucester , but that was how he would spend this afternoon . |
| 5 | Being right in line with the posts we had expected some sort of obstacle to look round but not a moving one ! |
| 6 | Thus , using a plural in a continuation based on the verb + with conditions , where we might expect some sort of strain , does indeed produce a reliably higher number of continuations using both . |
| 7 | ‘ Then he 'll surely expect some sort of explanation from me , ’ Harry said quietly . |
| 8 | Clearly , we could expect some sort of boundary indication , such as a pause , to occur long before the end of this utterance . |
| 9 | A national survey has shown one in 15 schools can expect some sort of fire . |
| 10 | I did n't expect this sort of driving from a three-times world champion . ’ |
| 11 | We do n't expect this sort of thing to happen to us . ’ |
| 12 | But perhaps it is asking too much to expect some sort of articulated political goal — especially of the young adolescents who are responsible for the bulk of working-class crime . |
| 13 | Lawrence described Pears as marvellous ‘ but then we have come to expect those sort of saves from him . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Kuwait was trying to reassert its pre-Gulf war position and Saudi Arabia was expecting some sort of show of compromise , ’ one analyst said . |
| 15 | I waited for a day or so , expecting some sort of national protest . |