Example sentences of "she [verb] expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ That neither did she , but she did expect common civility . ’ |
| 2 | She had expected raucous laughter , giggling , cries of disappointment — anything but the total silence that struck her eardrums with the cold effectiveness of a block of ice applied to her nervous system . |
| 3 | At best she had expected bland sympathy from him , but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine . |
| 4 | Somehow she had expected six inches of semi-darkness , and half a face enquiring suspiciously what her business might be at this hour . |
| 5 | At some unconscious level that was exactly what she had expected six months earlier — to step off the plane and see the man of her dreams waiting for her on the tarmac . |
| 6 | She had expected more censure , more blame , but instead Fen seemed to be taking everything upon himself . |
| 7 | Mrs Lamb said she had expected tougher action . |