Example sentences of "[pron] expect [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MORE tea , vicar ? is not the sort of thing I expected to ask minutes after arriving in a Swiss ski resort . |
| 2 | Virginia Bottomley is a very nice woman : soft-spoken and yet forceful , articulate and obviously clever , and the last person I expected to talk to about my job . |
| 3 | ‘ I expected telling questions about Shaun leaving , although in a way , without sounding insulting to Shaun , he was one of the more faceless members of the band . |
| 4 | ‘ I expected to see a lot of back play but have been surprised by the lack of it , ’ he said . |
| 5 | From what I had heard in advance , I expected to see nothing much more than four or five students on the course drinking regulated amounts of alcohol and then being subjected to a variety of tests that would show how their motor skills deteriorated . |
| 6 | ‘ I expected to see the prince my husband at Mass this morning , my lady , she said . |
| 7 | I looked out to sea , almost as though I expected to see a puff of smoke and a beast with a forked tail appear from the darkness . |
| 8 | ‘ I expected to see you at the ball last night , Sharpe ! ’ |
| 9 | My binoculars I wore round my neck at the ready for all those puffins , razor bills and guillemots I expected to see on the way over . |
| 10 | At any moment I expected to see one drop with a cardiac arrest , but the sultan told us not to underestimate their power . |
| 11 | I must say I expected to see my sister accuse Orlick of attacking her , but instead she seemed very pleased to see him . |
| 12 | I expected to see Dr Mortimer , as I knew nobody else in the village . |
| 13 | I expected to see a huge hound , but not a creature like this . |
| 14 | I do n't know what I expected to see , but as always when you have a tooth out or get kicked half to death the change in appearance is nowhere like commensurate with the pain . |
| 15 | ‘ I expected to see a beach ! ’ she exclaimed . |
| 16 | I expected to see all kind of things you know |
| 17 | I expected to see the laurel leaf in the back you know |
| 18 | Let me go to er where I expected to go now to John the County Planning Officer . |
| 19 | I expected to lie awake for hours . |
| 20 | I expected to bump into young Darius or someone . |
| 21 | I expected to wait a while for a spawning , but within two weeks they surprised me . |
| 22 | During my visit to Proctor and Gamble I expected to spend most of my time listening to smart women complain about having their key strokes counted . |
| 23 | I expected to have my family ripped to shreds , even though my childhood was extremely happy , but in Freudian analysis you look to the family for the source of all your anxieties . |
| 24 | As for sociable hours , I would not be in this trade if I expected to work nine to five , Monday to Friday . |
| 25 | When I was finally allowed up and I went back to my own home I expected to forget you . |
| 26 | I was talking to him about that and I got a totally different response from him that I expected did n't mind . |
| 27 | ‘ So it would , ’ Burun responded amiably , ‘ if I expected to know him again . ’ |
| 28 | The last person I expected to come across was you . ’ |
| 29 | I expected to look like shit but this was ridiculous . |
| 30 | I expected to find all the elements of exciting night scenes : glowing street lights , interesting architecture , wet pavements , and a variety of shop windows . |