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The phrase "she had expected" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used when describing past events or actions that had been anticipated or predicted. Example: She had expected to receive a promotion at work, but was disappointed when it was given to someone else.
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About what she had expected.
She had expected to rule on that motion July 22.
Besides, she said, she had expected her lead to shrink.
It was, although not in the way she had expected.
She had expected to harvest at least 500kg of grain.
She had expected to encounter a bitter old curmudgeon.
The Jetty is "much smaller" than she had expected.
The process proved far less painful than she had expected.
Mrs. Clinton said she had expected a rough reception.
She had expected to spend $900,000 to $1 million.
At first, she says, her new equation was "more manageable" than she had expected.
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