Example sentences of "[vb past] expect [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leonora bristled as she marched into the other room , realising she 'd expected murmurs of appreciation to greet her offering . |
| 2 | If she 'd expected signs of embarrassment or even an apology , it was obvious that she 'd miscalculated . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I suppose I 'd expected expressions of grief , probably pages and pages of it . |
| 4 | They had expected game-birds to benefit from an increased food supply of insects as farmers stopped spraying pesticides to protect their cereal crops . |
| 5 | He had expected antiques , flowers , the portraits of past barons de Chavigny which had always hung in the old Baron 's offices . |
| 6 | He had expected losses , but this was above even his guestimate . |