Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] i had expected " in BNC.
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| 1 | Proud until I took the tools from the display card and then pride turned to disappointment for I had expected that the tools would be scaled down versions of Dad 's but the saw was just a piece of tin stamped out — it would n't cut paper and the hammer was similarly made . |
| 2 | ‘ My involvement , entailing more work than I had expected , pulled me out of the isolation of deafness , ’ says Jack . |
| 3 | I 'd been right about Lloyd 's two-tone shoes though I had expected him to put socks on , and I was wrong about the hat — it was a white Panama . |
| 4 | The Minister is a reasonable man and he has shown even more reasonableness than I had expected . |
| 5 | I am sorry that it has taken longer to respond to your recent telephone call than I had expected , but I have now examined all the papers relating to this matter and have re-visited Captains Road . |
| 6 | I tried to explain , and she was more understanding than I had expected . |
| 7 | I was desperate to prevent the angry outburst that I had expected in the restaurant happening here , in this even more public place . |