Example sentences of "i have expect [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I suppose I 'd expected a stunt-man who pulled off hair-raising feats for kicks .
2 In view of the presence of the Prince there , and especially in the light of some critical remarks he had made recently about the IRA , I had expected a posse of police to be guarding the entrance gates .
3 So although I had expected a life of some leisure , I found myself lucky to be apprenticed to a carpenter in Kendal .
4 I had expected the women to be fairly distant cousins of the Emperors .
5 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 .
6 It was no particular shock when I found out ; I had expected the test to be positive .
7 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 .
8 I had expected the cock to crow , that day .
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