Example sentences of "had expected a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The first excursion of the new government in foreign affairs was a bitter disappointment to those who had expected a real change in American policy abroad . |
2 | British diplomats , who had been in contact with the Chinese foreign ministry for weeks trying to get them to resume talks , had expected a stormy ride yesterday . |
3 | As a young girl , Isabel Lavender had expected a great deal . |
4 | Leech , who had expected a generous-minded rival , was amazed at Burton 's blunt declaration that if he could not make the acting game pay well and soon , he would be off . |
5 | Neither Marshal Joffre , General Foch ( his deputy in the north ) nor Sir John' French had expected a German attack in Flanders . |
6 | Growers here had expected a bumper season . |
7 | For some reason I had expected a foreign accent ; but I could place this exactly . |