Example sentences of "expected him to be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't expected him to be simply standing there , watching her , and her breath caught in a small gasp as she almost collided with him . |
| 2 | At the very least I had expected him to be physically frail and mentally chastened ; a boy worn out by his long addiction and frightened of the criminal charges that hung over him , but instead he came out of the limo and down the dock with the frisky energy of a puppy . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd never have expected him to be as supportive as he was , ’ says Sean , ‘ but it brought us closer together . |
| 4 | The point being that even Bleasdale who knew Palin well had n't expected him to be quite so nice . |
| 5 | As actors , they were all used to people looking different off-screen , but none of them had expected him to be so tall . |