Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] expect the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I seem to expect the whole happiness and sweetness to come from you ’ , he wrote as he warned Helen that she should find a real need for patience with him . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She had expected the royal apartments to be brimming with activity . |
| 4 | You learn to expect the unexpected in this game , but that was a real bombshell . |
| 5 | They had expected the Prime Minister to appoint a third woman to his Cabinet . |
| 6 | Colin insists that they had expected the ensuing fuss . |