Example sentences of "she [verb] expected " in BNC.
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| 1 | To her annoyance , although quite what she 'd expected him to do after that she could n't think , Tammuz grinned . |
| 2 | The scene that greeted her eyes was even worse than she 'd expected . |
| 3 | She 'd expected it to be more sumptuous than it was . |
| 4 | ‘ Is that the soup for — ’ she had more difficulty than she 'd expected in saying the name — ‘ for Marion Maclean ? |
| 5 | And squatting in what little shelter there was beside the door , just where she 'd expected him , Farquhar Neas . |
| 6 | Anger , yes , she 'd expected that . |
| 7 | Jack Butler was not at all what she 'd expected . |
| 8 | They were nice , friendly people , with all the good-heartedness she 'd expected , but they were different from her own family . |
| 9 | But Mr Evans did n't fly into the rage she 'd expected . |
| 10 | It was warmer than she 'd expected . |
| 11 | Ruth wondered what she 'd expected to be told . |
| 12 | She 'd expected a steady upward climb , but suddenly the tunnel dipped and steps went down beside a white race of water . |
| 13 | Outside , the garden was empty ; but Ruth found Adam where she 'd expected , under the big chestnut tree that grew at the end of the lane . |
| 14 | It took her a moment to realize that she 'd expected Daak to add his comment , and that he had n't done so . |
| 15 | It was n't what she 'd expected to hear . |
| 16 | In fact , she was rather taken with the Obersturmfuhrer , who was n't at all what she 'd expected . |
| 17 | Although she was looking forward to leaving the home , she felt she was n't ready to go quite yet , and her baby son had been harder to cope with than she 'd expected . |
| 18 | It was certainly better than the sandwich and a can of beer that she 'd expected ; if this had been the late and unlamented Eddie she 'd probably have been faced with a walk to the nearest carry-out to find that he 'd finished off the beer in her absence . |
| 19 | When Alison had pushed him he 'd started to gather the momentum to ask the same questions that were obsessing Forester — apparently not the reaction she 'd expected , judging from the way that she seemed to have slammed the lid back on the mixture before it could boil over . |
| 20 | As she 'd expected , it was from Li Yuan . |
| 21 | It was not filled with crusty old men and women poring over the paintings ; the whole building had a bright and open atmosphere , instead of the sullen brooding one she 'd expected . |
| 22 | But it was just as she 'd expected . |
| 23 | Nothing could happen until the evening , but then Lucy got her chance to see the inside of Charlie 's office much sooner than she 'd expected . |
| 24 | He did n't smile , as she 'd expected he might . |
| 25 | If she 'd expected signs of embarrassment or even an apology , it was obvious that she 'd miscalculated . |
| 26 | So , it was out at last , and it was not what she 'd expected . |
| 27 | Precisely the opposite of all she 'd expected ! |
| 28 | It had been a stupid omission , but then she 'd left so unexpectedly and in such a rush ; besides , she 'd expected Suzie to be at the address she 'd been given . |
| 29 | Not that she 'd expected to . |
| 30 | It was n't purely coincidental that she happened to be carrying the details of previous work experience , for she 'd expected that the secretarial agency might want to see them . |