Example sentences of "they [adv] expect [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 They constantly expect us to get involved in sorting out their problems .
2 Because I 'd done two prison sentences they obviously expected me to go back again .
3 They still expected you to come nice and clean with your leggings nice and clean .
4 They always expect you to buy them drinks .
5 They also expected us to obtain our education as quickly as possible and then go out to work straight away to take our share of supporting the family .
6 They also expected it to show a particular type of magnetic behaviour called paramagnetism because of its isolated electrons — and again , it does .
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