Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] expect [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I had expected no other reply . |
2 | For some reason I had expected a foreign accent ; but I could place this exactly . |
3 | In my job , I had expected the sick and the dying to trust God , and I had come to the Sahara hoping to discover whether I myself would keep the faith in adverse circumstances . |
4 | I had expected an American senator to be as pompous and flatulent as a British MP , but George Crowninshield had proved affable and friendly . |
5 | She 'd married a sporting celebrity , so she 'd expected a certain amount of attention , but she was n't sure she appreciated Ace 's rather smug pleasure at looking at himself . |
6 | She 'd expected a steady upward climb , but suddenly the tunnel dipped and steps went down beside a white race of water . |
7 | She had expected a deep blue Mediterranean sky . |
8 | She had expected no other outcome , even if he had . |
9 | She was surprised to find how calm and reasonable she sounded , for although she had expected no different , to hear Harry speaking so ardently of his love for another girl felt as if an icy hand were clutching her heart . |
10 | She had expected the royal apartments to be brimming with activity . |
11 | She had expected an immediate ‘ no ’ , and felt a moment 's panic when Luke failed at first to respond . |
12 | They had expected the Prime Minister to appoint a third woman to his Cabinet . |
13 | Colin insists that they had expected the ensuing fuss . |
14 | He 'd expected a great brazen trumpet hanging , with a legend in outlandish characters — ‘ Who dares to brave the giant 's wrath , let him sound this trump . ’ |
15 | He 'd expected a clandestine rendezvous — curtained windows , locked doors — not a gypsy encampment . |