Example sentences of "[noun sg] expected [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 When Zeppelin told PHIL KING their next game was on ice , the rotund reviewer expected a long delay !
2 Noone knew what had happened cos noone expected a free kick in the first place let alone expected them to take it like that .
3 The government expected the Soviet Union to remain Czechoslovakia 's most important trading partner .
4 Their vision expected the civil service ‘ to know more and do less than any other body in public life .
5 Yesterday the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland put its pennyworth in when Alex Brown , the milk committee convener , said the union expected a reasoned decision from the secretary of state .
6 Random House expected a modest début for the novel , even deciding against a publicity tour .
7 After that the Home Office expected no further increases .
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