Example sentences of "[noun sg] she expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Always ready to look on the bright side she expected that the remission would last for a long time , and there was a conspiracy between Maureen and her mother to conceal Julia 's suffering from her . |
| 2 | In exile she expected their first child , having left her husband in Russia ; he was later killed , and she suffered the blow of another death — her own child . |
| 3 | Clearly it was done at Oliver 's invitation and Rain would normally have welcomed company ; but in her glum mood she expected Oliver would flirt with Linda , and Linda would be amused at Rain 's expense , and it would be quite impossible to spoil their fun by mentioning that Oliver was leaving Kington Square . |
| 4 | At every moment she expected the girl behind the desk to call her back : ‘ Hey , you ! ’ and question her right to be here . |
| 5 | At any moment she expected to hear his voice behind her , calling her back . |
| 6 | That evening she expected Edward to join them for dinner at the house . |
| 7 | When the dark blue sidecar , a red coat-of-arms on its tailboard and a grey horse between its shafts , came swirling towards her , iron-tyred wheels crunching merrily along , with the noble sound of a horse 's well-shod feet , the very last person she expected to see was Anderson . |
| 8 | There was no sign of a studio and for a minute she expected to find that Alain had been merely frightening her — some hidden cruelty to make her feel uncomfortable , another chance to embarrass her . |
| 9 | Any minute she expected to feel his hand on her breast . |
| 10 | Although the deal is not yet final , a spokesperson for the Palais told The Art Newspaper she expects the Kunsthalle to relocate to Bonsecours Market in the Old City where it will reopen next May , perhaps with a new name , and probably with a show about Alexander the Great and Macedonia . |
| 11 | But instead of the frowning anger she expected , his face lit up with pleasure . |
| 12 | Samantha sank on to her bed to show the helpless state she expected to be in by the evening . |
| 13 | A baby was the last thing she expected to see in the servants ' quarters , especially as Rosa looked far beyond her child-bearing years . |
| 14 | ‘ I worked very closely with the clients who see two sets of proofs , ’ says Cleary , 28 , a history graduate who started out in the antiques world but did n't find the challenge she expected and joined Barkers Trident as an editorial assistant . |
| 15 | We shall never know what diversion she expected . |
| 16 | From New Year 's Day onwards , the whole of 1849 , the last year she expected to spend in England , was to Ruth simply a period of temporising ; of waiting , though seldom patiently , for the only event which had come to mean anything . |
| 17 | A Finn represented the fusion of Scandinavia and Hungary ( to which country they were first cousins ) so no doubt she expected too much of Erkki . |
| 18 | Ruby had said she would be at the office again next morning by which time she expected Rain to have found something more profitable for her than keys . |
| 19 | This Christmas she expected a baby . |
| 20 | His lovemaking was the best , the perfection she expected from such a gentle and caring man . |