Example sentences of "i expect a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I expected a wee charge from Middlesbrough early on . |
2 | I expected a high-powered event , with dozens , if not hundreds of people present . |
3 | I 'd therefore grown used to getting a certain amount of respect from other drivers , so when I found one of the clapped-out Toyotas favoured by Asian families in my path one morning I expected a free passage . |
4 | For a moment I expected a knuckle-rapping response , but after a brief hesitation , he said , ‘ My verse was obscure because I was obscure to myself . |
5 | Needless to say , I expect a regular progress report . ’ |
6 | ‘ I am not quite the Hochhauser rapist I am made out to be , but I expect a little peck , just here , on the cheek . ’ |
7 | I expect a Public Sector Borrowing Requirement in the current financial year of £35 billion , slightly lower than projected at the time of my Autumn Statement . |
8 | ‘ I expect an important letter . |