Example sentences of "i expect [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reviewers would put ‘ When I first heard the name I expected four guys in Factory haircuts ’ . |
| 2 | At Calais the peg-legged porter unloading the baggage with as much agility as his able-bodied fellows became , in my over-heated imagination , a victim of Verdun , and such was the exotic evocation of ‘ foreign soil ’ , that I think I expected northern France to be totally distinct from southern England — almost like another planet . |
| 3 | I expected this place to be in chaos — instead , it 's an oasis of calm . |
| 4 | In other words , Dr Blake , I expect one-hundred-per-cent support from every member of this team . ’ |
| 5 | I expect young people of today would rate the fair rides of the early 1920 's quite tame affairs . |
| 6 | I expect most women of your age have had lovers ; not so many would admit it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I expect underlying inflation to be 3.75 per cent at the end of this year , close to the top of its target range . |
| 8 | I expect next week to be your last chance to register before the shut-off date . |
| 9 | Anyway , why should n't I expect high standards from them ? |