Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] expected [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed she expected an answer , so I gave it . |
| 2 | It seemed impossible he would escape detection , and with each yard he covered he expected the alarm to be raised from within the house . |
| 3 | ‘ Interesting , ’ she said , when she realised he expected a comment . |
| 4 | Richardson admitted he expected the booing . |
| 5 | She is now in Towers Hospital , Leicester , where a spokesman said they expected the family to break the news to her in the next few days . |
| 6 | Analysts said they expected the group to have no big problems persuading shareholders to approve the restructuring plans at an extraordinary general meeting on December 21 . |
| 7 | AT&T said it expected the change on future earnings to be negligible and added that there would be no effect on cash flow . |
| 8 | Brent Walker said it expected the buyout negotiations ‘ would be successfully completed shortly ’ . |
| 9 | ( Ferdinando said he expected the profit on Mr Landor 's rooms was so enormous it covered the cost of the rest more than double . ) |
| 10 | John Kendall , economist at Baring Brothers , said he expected the market to continue to be firm next week . |
| 11 | Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt said he expected the project to proceed , but did not say whether the government would take the unprecedented step of overriding the commission ; environmentalists have pressed for a tunnel to be built instead . |