Example sentences of "expecting a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maudie had been expecting a better response from her friends , or at the very least a little sympathy , but they seemed not to care . |
| 2 | He wished all the units had gone self-governing to allow the district to concentrate on its needs assessment and purchasing role and predicted that the units might be expecting a cosier relationship than he anticipated . |
| 3 | In the final , expecting a tougher time against Norfolk , they ran out 7–0 winners with Old Loughts ' Ian Barker and Krishnan both notching hat-tricks and Chelmsford 's Phil Benton adding the other . |
| 4 | He had perhaps been expecting a tougher comment and he hunched his shoulders , muttering suspiciously , ‘ I have n't got no religion . ’ |
| 5 | Back on his farm a few miles from a crash site , Mr Hayton said he 'd been expecting a longer sentence . |