Example sentences of "as if she expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The dog invariably followed him to the door , as if she expected , with each visitor , that her master would be back . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ Where does your kindness come from ? ’ she asked , and said it almost as if she expected no answer . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | No one spoke to her , but she did not look as if she expected anyone to do so . |
| 12 | When the lonely howl of a wolf carried to them through the forest , Isabel jumped , glancing at the door as if she expected to see the beast standing there . |
| 13 | She scraped her chair away from her desk and stared at it as if she expected the spider to jump through the lid . |