Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [det] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected this place to be in chaos — instead , it 's an oasis of calm . |
| 2 | ‘ Galadriel , ’ muttered Gilly , not that she expected this bale of blubber to manage her real name . |
| 3 | erm so that y so that you expected this sort of measure of service and if you were told the , if you were told the circumstances you might have said well that 's okay , no problem . |
| 4 | it is , is the policy i i is , is would you need to set this up as , as it being a long term I E ho how quickly would you expect that kind of process to work through ? |
| 5 | You were told at the time you did , and Councillor told you at the time that th it was totally inadequate was the children 's budget , so how can you expect more money from the Government when your sense of priorities is so blatantly wrong on the money that you 're already handling . |
| 6 | Anyway , at Stevenage Town Hall we told Ralph that we expected some money for these . |
| 7 | Not only that but we expect that reward to be a fair and just one . |
| 8 | If we work extra hard for our employers we expect some kind of reward in return . |
| 9 | We expect some account of Sicilian civilization and resources , some description of the fortifications of Syracuse , the temples ( an index of prosperity ) of Akragas , or the revenues derived from the subjugated interior ; something , in fact , like Herodotus book ii , about Egypt , which introduced the invasion by the Persian king Kambyses . |
| 10 | We expect this exhibition to be of particular interest to sports administrators and physiotherapists . |
| 11 | It would be just like her to expect some recompense for whoever caused the crash . |
| 12 | Dr Neil was not in any way surprised at McAllister 's reaction to his lovemaking ; he expected such modesty from a well brought up young girl , and her arms around his neck , her timid responses , fluttering though they were , told him that she felt for him what he felt for her , and further inflamed his own passion , while warning him to go gently . |
| 13 | Perhaps he expected some protest from Constanza , a declaration , perhaps he hoped for it . |
| 14 | Anyone who is offering a proposal that requires a " yes " effort should be clear as to why he expects that effort to be made . |