Sentence examples for we expected something from inspiring English sources

"We expected something to happen and I think it happened," Girardi said.

Long anticipated and much discussed, it was a major cultural event — even though by now we expected something closer to the mood of the "Sopranos" finale than to Sherlock Holmes.

When we ordered the chive pancakes, we expected something similar to a Chinese scallion pancake, but received eight two-inch-thick triangles that resembled shrimp toast in texture and shape.

"The glut of grand slams in the 1970s spoiled us: we expected something special to happen every season and when it did not we simply stood there wringing our hands in disbelief.

We expected something a bit more quaint – a place where they would nod to the potential absurdity of "football meets table tennis" – but we found a setting that was half-pool party, half-coliseum arena.

"The pitch was deemed to have met the minimum standard in the mid-week inspection and again on match day, but given that this was an important, high-profile fixture in New Zealand we expected something more than the minimum standard".

But we expect something more.

"We expect something else will happen tonight".

"We expect something in May," Mr Gutierrez says hopefully.

We expect something more meaningful from our officials.

QUESTION FROM STEPHENIE HENDRICKS: Why can't we expect something to be absolutely safe?