Example sentences of "i [vb past] expect the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I kept expecting the teacher to praise her , but instead she suddenly cried out , |
| 2 | I had expected the women to be fairly distant cousins of the Emperors . |
| 3 | This peculiar state of affairs mystified me , as I had expected the presence of a local bus IDE host card to make itself felt in a big way . |
| 4 | It was no particular shock when I found out ; I had expected the test to be positive . |
| 5 | I had expected the room to smell of death , but on account of Mrs Mortimer — or else her apron — the room was dominated by the smell of roasting . |
| 6 | I had expected the cock to crow , that day . |