Back to the roots
The eagle bent down expecting the small rodent to mount him. the squirrel shrugged in confusion. "so what do you expect me to do?" "come and all shall be clear." vedrfolnir planed out his beak representing it as a sort of ramp for the smaller critter.
Gortoz 'A Ran - ch 61 - At my expense...
Meeting certain expectations she wasn't just ready to give in yet... perhaps i was the one who forced her to, knowing what i would expect from her... nevertheless, she still did, even though she wasn't too keen on doing it... i wanted her to...
Thirteen Tales From Another World: Ninth Tale
If you knew not to expect what you expected then you were much more ready mentally to handle whatever happened. and since magic has its own strange sense of humor, sometimes by expecting the unexpected it caused the expected to happen.
The Cat's Stroll 09
Just like wonlai, who was part of the bloodstripe clan, they would expect someone like him to be at least at the fifth level or maybe more.
Temptation 09 - The Savannah
He's not expecting me. but i expect that he's expecting me by now." ok. i tried to keep my mouth shut. "disarm." again, the word came as a drawn-out rumble.
Slave of Alduin Prologue
The dragonborn himself would not expect alduin to loose, he wont stand a chance. and now they were standing in the cold ice, dragons circling around them, watching. parthunax was killed by alduin, so were the grey beards.
"…and now come Cats!" (prologue)
But i hadn't been expecting a warehouse filled with shipping containers and... anthropomorphic cats. even that wasn't the strange part, though.
The Wolf's Pursuit
"well what else do you expect putting a guy who knows next to nothing into the wilderness and expect him to track down someone who knows a lot more than he does?" "i agree. it's pretty one-sided as far as i can see."
Unstable Future - Chapter 8
The colonel turned to the sergeant and asked, "were those vehicles headed here and if so, how many more enemy forces can we expect in the area?"
Appreciation - Mythics 3
Tim braced himself against the expected mental onslaught that would tear away his memories and leave him with the thoughts and instincts of an animal. it did not come.
Blood Red: Chapter One: The Administrator
The administrator was usually this rough, though no one ever expects it from him. it was as if he enjoyed drawing people into these kinds of traps.
Chasing the Sun - Chapter 47: Battle Symphony
"i'm a perfectionist, i know, yet each time people expect me to be perfect in what i do for them, i cannot help but also expect them to be perfect in what they do for me in return. i don't know if that's to be expected, or if that's healthy, or what."