Example sentences of "she have expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 At best she had expected bland sympathy from him , but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine .
3 Somehow she had expected six inches of semi-darkness , and half a face enquiring suspiciously what her business might be at this hour .
4 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 .
5 She had expected more censure , more blame , but instead Fen seemed to be taking everything upon himself .
6 Mrs Lamb said she had expected tougher action .
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