Example sentences of "she [verb] expect [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd married a sporting celebrity , so she 'd expected a certain amount of attention , but she was n't sure she appreciated Ace 's rather smug pleasure at looking at himself . |
| 2 | She 'd expected a steady upward climb , but suddenly the tunnel dipped and steps went down beside a white race of water . |
| 3 | She had expected a deep blue Mediterranean sky . |
| 4 | She had expected no other outcome , even if he had . |
| 5 | She was surprised to find how calm and reasonable she sounded , for although she had expected no different , to hear Harry speaking so ardently of his love for another girl felt as if an icy hand were clutching her heart . |
| 6 | She had expected the royal apartments to be brimming with activity . |
| 7 | She had expected an immediate ‘ no ’ , and felt a moment 's panic when Luke failed at first to respond . |