Example sentences of "[pers pn] expected [noun] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought that because I had looked up to the twins on account of their wealth I expected others to do the same to me . |
| 2 | In the first investigative session I ever ran I expected pupils to produce a quadratic relationship , or at least a verbal description of one , from a problem involving lines and their intersections . |
| 3 | Marrie said she expected Stephanie to make the under-21 team in the near future and possibly even the full team . |
| 4 | She expected Nicole to name a restaurant , but instead she named the hotel where she was staying , one of the more expensive hotels in London , and they arranged to meet up that afternoon , in her room . |
| 5 | ‘ We expected Uri to bend a few spoons but we did n't expect the viewers to bend the truth , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Besides , it could be very profitable : PR firms set an inflated value on their own services , and they expected others to do the same . |
| 7 | They expected diamonds to have a single atomic structure . |