Example sentences of "thing [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the recession in this country , it 's the last thing I expected . |
| 2 | MORE tea , vicar ? is not the sort of thing I expected to ask minutes after arriving in a Swiss ski resort . |
| 3 | It is the last thing I expected him to do . |
| 4 | " So am I. It was the last thing I expected or wanted to happen . " |
| 5 | The last thing I expected was to be woken from unconsciousness by an air hostess with the face of an angel , gently patting on my shoulder and telling me that the plane had just landed in Miami . |
| 6 | Here the last thing you expect to see is one of the most exquisite small houses in the land ; yet here , glimpsed down a short straight avenue of completely inappropriate young cherry trees , is Lodge Park . |
| 7 | A baby was the last thing she expected to see in the servants ' quarters , especially as Rosa looked far beyond her child-bearing years . |
| 8 | There will be two hinged clamps to secure it in even the worst weather which , as you can see for yourself , is the last thing we expect today . ’ |
| 9 | Not the sort of thing one expects from our side , a childish prank , more suited to the Liberals . |
| 10 | Not the sort of thing one expects of this generation , so all the more pleasing when one comes across it . |
| 11 | The disbelief round the table was sudden ; it was the last thing they expected to hear . |
| 12 | The last thing he expected was an attack from above . |