Example sentences of "[subord] she expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was easier than she expected . |
| 2 | It was more than she expected . |
| 3 | Jessie was right : he had come back , but much sooner than she expected . |
| 4 | Overall , the standard was lower than she expected though she was impressed with the Germans , Sandra Schmidt and winner Jan Kellner who , she felt , was very stylish , fit and supporting . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But of course to Miss Hoity Toity Grenfell , it was nothing less than she expected . |
| 7 | It was a longer climb than she expected . |
| 8 | Christine obviously thought she was going to get much less than she expected from Graham Mills ' will . |
| 9 | As he mounted the dais to receive his award , Nathan Bryce had been taller than she expected , and startlingly handsome in a beautifully tailored suit . |
| 10 | ‘ Plenty of people would like to have done , ’ he said , more forthcoming than she expected . |
| 11 | It was even hotter than she expected , and she gave an involuntary yelp . |
| 12 | She was finding the party more trying than she expected , and told me to come and get her if I needed her for anything … |
| 13 | She was to prove that sooner than she expected . |
| 14 | When she awoke , rubbing at a rather stiff neck , feeling hungry , but better than she expected , she found it was the middle of the morning and sunshine was streaming into every corner of the cottage . |
| 15 | The fat seemed to heat up more rapidly than she expected so she put in the steak and a great sizzling and searing went on and the air became full of blue smoke . |
| 16 | Angry with herself for being so easily led , Shelley pulled away from him and ran headlong into the water , which was colder than she expected , in spite of the hot sun . |
| 17 | She says she 's read the book and the film was much more dramatic than she expected . |
| 18 | When she dies I think she is going to be more frightened than she expects . |
| 19 | As is common practice , Landlords kept the tenant 's deposit of £650 and told Debbie they would take their entire fee of £881 up front , so she expected no rent for the first month . |
| 20 | ‘ What the hell have you been up to ? ’ she demanded , glancing down the road as if she expected Herbie Connors to appear on his bike . |
| 21 | Edouard , moved by her words , lifted his hand gently to touch her arm and , to his horror , she flinched as if she expected him to hit her . |
| 22 | When she told Robert that she was going to confess her dark secret , his reaction was to ask if she expected criticism . |
| 23 | The woman looked around the yard as if she expected to see her daughter emerge from one of the doors or from behind a pile of rubbish . |
| 24 | The dog invariably followed him to the door , as if she expected , with each visitor , that her master would be back . |
| 25 | She said nothing , but hungrily returned to the carrion to take what more she could , as if she expected him to take the rest from her . |
| 26 | ‘ Where does your kindness come from ? ’ she asked , and said it almost as if she expected no answer . |
| 27 | Quickly , she put on her coat and hat , looking round fearfully as if she expected at any moment to feel Sikes ' heavy hand on her shoulder . |
| 28 | He would have to be blind not to have noticed that something in Cora-Beth 's manner towards him had changed ; that the looks she sometimes gave him were no longer open and friendly but questioning , as if she expected , or was hoping for , something more . |
| 29 | She had guessed it would look better — more disarming — not to be carrying a bag ; as if she expected to be out only for a short time . |
| 30 | She realised she was gripping the gun with two hands and had trained it on his chest , as if she expected him to leap up at any moment and lunge at her . |