diff --git a/tests/expr/basic b/tests/expr/basic
index 240040f18..94527da10 100755
--- a/tests/expr/basic
+++ b/tests/expr/basic
@@ -57,12 +57,91 @@ my @Tests =
 
      # This erroneously succeeded and output `3' before 2.0.12.
      ['fail-a', '3 + -', {ERR => "$prog: non-numeric argument\n"},
-      {EXIT => 3}],
+      {EXIT => 2}],
 
      # This erroneously succeeded before 5.3.1.
      ['bigcmp', '-- -2417851639229258349412352 \< 2417851639229258349412352',
       {OUT => '1'}, {EXIT => 0}],
 
+     # In 5.94 and earlier, anchors incorrectly matched newlines.
+     ['anchor', "'a\nb' : 'a\$'", {OUT => '0'}, {EXIT => 1}],
+
+     # These tests are taken from grep/tests/bre.tests.
+     ['bre1', '"abc" : "a\\(b\\)c"', {OUT => 'b'}],
+     ['bre2', '"a(" : "a("', {OUT => '2'}],
+     ['bre3', '_ : "a\\("',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Unmatched ( or \\(\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre4', '_ : "a\\(b"',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Unmatched ( or \\(\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre5', '"a(b" : "a(b"', {OUT => '3'}],
+     ['bre6', '"a)" : "a)"', {OUT => '2'}],
+     ['bre7', '_ : "a\\)"',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Unmatched ) or \\)\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre8', '_ : "\\)"',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Unmatched ) or \\)\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre9', '"ab" : "a\\(\\)b"', {OUT => ''}, {EXIT => 1}],
+     ['bre10', '"a^b" : "a^b"', {OUT => '3'}],
+     ['bre11', '"a\$b" : "a\$b"', {OUT => '3'}],
+     ['bre12', '"" : "\\($\\)\\(^\\)"', {OUT => ''}, {EXIT => 1}],
+     ['bre13', '"b" : "a*\\(^b\$\\)c*"', {OUT => 'b'}],
+     ['bre14', '"X|" : "X\\(|\\)" : "(" "X|" : "X\\(|\\)" ")"', {OUT => '1'}],
+     ['bre15', '"X*" : "X\\(*\\)" : "(" "X*" : "X\\(*\\)" ")"', {OUT => '1'}],
+     ['bre16', '"abc" : "\\(\\)"', {OUT => ''}, {EXIT => 1}],
+     ['bre17', '"{1}a" : "\\(\\{1\\}a\\)"', {OUT => '{1}a'}],
+     ['bre18', '"X*" : "X\\(*\\)" : "^*"', {OUT => '1'}],
+     ['bre19', '"{1}" : "^\\{1\\}"', {OUT => '3'}],
+     ['bre20', '"{" : "{"', {OUT => '1'}],
+     ['bre21', '"abbcbd" : "a\\(b*\\)c\\1d"', {OUT => ''}, {EXIT => 1}],
+     ['bre22', '"abbcbbbd" : "a\\(b*\\)c\\1d"', {OUT => ''}, {EXIT => 1}],
+     ['bre23', '"abc" : "\\(.\\)\\1"', {OUT => ''}, {EXIT => 1}],
+     ['bre24', '"abbccd" : "a\\(\\([bc]\\)\\2\\)*d"', {OUT => 'cc'}],
+     ['bre25', '"abbcbd" : "a\\(\\([bc]\\)\\2\\)*d"',
+      {OUT => ''}, {EXIT => 1}],
+     ['bre26', '"abbbd" : "a\\(\\(b\\)*\\2\\)*d"', {OUT => 'bbb'}],
+     ['bre27', '"aabcd" : "\\(a\\)\\1bcd"', {OUT => 'a'}],
+     ['bre28', '"aabcd" : "\\(a\\)\\1bc*d"', {OUT => 'a'}],
+     ['bre29', '"aabd" : "\\(a\\)\\1bc*d"', {OUT => 'a'}],
+     ['bre30', '"aabcccd" : "\\(a\\)\\1bc*d"', {OUT => 'a'}],
+     ['bre31', '"aabcccd" : "\\(a\\)\\1bc*[ce]d"', {OUT => 'a'}],
+     ['bre32', '"aabcccd" : "\\(a\\)\\1b\\(c\\)*cd\$"', {OUT => 'a'}],
+     ['bre33', '"a*b" : "a\\(*\\)b"', {OUT => '*'}],
+     ['bre34', '"ab" : "a\\(**\\)b"', {OUT => ''}, {EXIT => 1}],
+     ['bre35', '"ab" : "a\\(***\\)b"', {OUT => ''}, {EXIT => 1}],
+     ['bre36', '"*a" : "*a"', {OUT => '2'}],
+     ['bre37', '"a" : "**a"', {OUT => '1'}],
+     ['bre38', '"a" : "***a"', {OUT => '1'}],
+     ['bre39', '"ab" : "a\\{1\\}b"', {OUT => '2'}],
+     ['bre40', '"ab" : "a\\{1,\\}b"', {OUT => '2'}],
+     ['bre41', '"aab" : "a\\{1,2\\}b"', {OUT => '3'}],
+     ['bre42', '_ : "a\\{1"',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Unmatched \\{\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre43', '_ : "a\\{1a"',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Unmatched \\{\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre44', '_ : "a\\{1a\\}"',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Invalid content of \\{\\}\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre45', '"a" : "a\\{,2\\}"', {OUT => '1'}],
+     ['bre46', '"a" : "a\\{,\\}"', {OUT => '1'}],
+     ['bre47', '_ : "a\\{1,x\\}"',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Invalid content of \\{\\}\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre48', '_ : "a\\{1,x"',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Unmatched \\{\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre49', '_ : "a\\{32768\\}"',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Invalid content of \\{\\}\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre50', '_ : "a\\{1,0\\}"',
+      {ERR => "$prog: Invalid content of \\{\\}\n"}, {EXIT => 2}],
+     ['bre51', '"acabc" : ".*ab\\{0,0\\}c"', {OUT => '2'}],
+     ['bre52', '"abcac" : "ab\\{0,1\\}c"', {OUT => '3'}],
+     ['bre53', '"abbcac" : "ab\\{0,3\\}c"', {OUT => '4'}],
+     ['bre54', '"abcac" : ".*ab\\{1,1\\}c"', {OUT => '3'}],
+     ['bre55', '"abcac" : ".*ab\\{1,3\\}c"', {OUT => '3'}],
+     ['bre56', '"abbcabc" : ".*ab\{2,2\}c"', {OUT => '4'}],
+     ['bre57', '"abbcabc" : ".*ab\{2,4\}c"', {OUT => '4'}],
+     ['bre58', '"aa" : "a\\{1\\}\\{1\\}"', {OUT => '1'}],
+     ['bre59', '"aa" : "a*\\{1\\}"', {OUT => '2'}],
+     ['bre60', '"aa" : "a\\{1\\}*"', {OUT => '2'}],
+     ['bre61', '"acd" : "a\\(b\\)?c\\1d"', {OUT => ''}, {EXIT => 1}],
+     ['bre62', '-- "-5" : "-\\{0,1\\}[0-9]*\$"', {OUT => '2'}],
+
      ['fail-b', '9 9', {ERR => "$prog: syntax error\n"},
       {EXIT => 2}],
      ['fail-c', {ERR => "$prog: missing operand\n"