Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " So am I. It was the last thing I expected or wanted to happen . " |
| 2 | He was rather braver than I expected and jumped the fences very well . |
| 3 | It is less imposing and less impressive than I expected and is bordered by similarly styled ‘ cabins ’ . |
| 4 | The march was longer than I expected and we staggered in at half past six this morning , having done twenty-seven miles in just over nine hours , which is n't bad . |
| 5 | I would n't say I enjoyed it , but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative . |
| 6 | ‘ The area is far more rugged and wild than I expected and some of the ridge walking has been spectacular ’ Paul told us from Italy . |
| 7 | I rushed with him into the buildings and found what I expected and dreaded ; a small calf kicking at its stomach , getting up and down , occasionally rolling on its straw bed . |
| 8 | last night actually and it did n't exactly help , well , it 's a long trip up here , longer than I expected and I did n't |
| 9 | Well he drinks brandy I expect but you know he does n't really drink spirits . |
| 10 | It 's not what I expect and not what I want . |
| 11 | That will be as much as fun as er Sunday school I expect and probably just as well attended . |
| 12 | He was taller than she expected and wore a wall-cut dinner jacket that contrasted with the eccentric fancy-dress of some of the other diners . |
| 13 | She expected and gave no kindness , no tenderness at all . |
| 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 | So you 've had a sharp increase in our shareholders ' funds during the six months and a reduction in our net debt which may not be quite as er substantial as you expected but it is the combination of on the one hand the proceeds of Elsivir less some reinvestment which Frank mentioned , we put a little more money in B S B and the minority interests and we do have traditionally in the first half an adverse net movement of funds from operation about ninety five million and then we had thirty two million odd er of simply revaluation as a result of translating our dollar debt at er the one sixty as opposed to the year ending rate . |
| 16 | Allow enough space to manoeuvre around the offer ; ask for more than you expect and concede less than you would ultimately be willing to give . |
| 17 | Some of them are below the level you expect and below the standards we want to provide , ’ it says . |
| 18 | What more can she expect or want ? ’ |
| 19 | This she expects and indeed wants . |
| 20 | ‘ What she expects and what she gets could be two different things that are miles apart . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But Sky is a major risk which has grown largely because of the activities of the competition , which have forced up the price of the product infinitely higher than we expected or was necessary . |
| 22 | In the end the show went on far longer than we expected and was fairly raunchy . |
| 23 | Most of the ducks were at Grif Skerry as we expected and , after counts and recounts , we moved on . |
| 24 | When we are hurt by someone 's behaviour , all that is happening is that we are disappointed because they do not behave in the way we expect and the reality conflicts with our ideals . |
| 25 | The friends of Montrose who supported the various candidates were very troublesome , for political management required careful and friendly replies , and it was clear that they could not all be given the answers they expected or hoped to receive . |
| 26 | The money he gave them they had meant to use for the Greek trip but it was more than they expected and they had gone on a shopping , then a drinking , spree with it . |
| 27 | They expect and they grow . |
| 28 | Either way , they have to face the possibility of discovering discrepancies between what they expect and what they experience , and in that lies the potential for development . |
| 29 | Only by enabling those with disabilities to contribute , if they wish , through independent living and paid employment , will the increased percentage of ageing people be able to receive the support they expect and need . |
| 30 | Actually , I think he 's found it harder than he expected and he needs help . ’ |