Example sentences of "expect [noun] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose you had never expected Faith to have any money of her own ? ’ she asked . |
| 2 | ‘ We did not expect Faith to have any money at all . |
| 3 | Given his belief that the idea that objects exist independently of a perceiving mind contains ‘ a manifest contradiction ’ , one might expect Berkeley to provide some explanation of why anyone should mistakenly have it . |
| 4 | As the anticipated " crisis " fades from memory , we might also expect managers to show less concern for improving the career prospects and conditions of work of nurses . |
| 5 | However , I agree that it 's unreasonable to expect people to pay good money for a forecast that is no longer relevant and we shall look at ways of eliminating this problem . |
| 6 | To expect SARFU to squeeze first-world profits from the new third-world South Africans , when the 1991 World Cup did n't achieve the expected profits — even from first-world venues — would , in my long held view , not only be unrealistic but immoral . |
| 7 | There is considerable debate over when to expect pupils to use Standard English in writing . |
| 8 | A ‘ chew and choke ’ was a transport cafe and the ‘ Bears ’ meant the police , but it was no use expecting Danny to use plain English on a rig . |
| 9 | He expects profits to dip this year from the estimated £580m in the year just ended but reach £645m next year . |
| 10 | The firm expects Europe to contribute another 10% in revenues by the end of the year . |