Example sentences of "expect [verb] a [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was dismayed to see these strangers accosting her when she expected to see an old man in a cowboy hat with a black and white photograph face . |
| 2 | Despite its first night technical problem , Les Miserables is expected to enjoy a successful run in Manchester . |
| 3 | The Prime Minister and other ministers are expected to attend a Conservative conference in Cheltenham next spring . |
| 4 | Catholic schools continue and , indeed , are expected to provide a moral framework in a society which no longer has a common moral code . |
| 5 | The death of Gaviria Rivero was expected to provoke an new upsurge in violence following two weeks of relative calm since the Medellín cartel 's declaration of a unilateral truce on July 27 . |
| 6 | Although Mr Patten said it was too early to discuss his political future , the Tories are now expected to find a safe seat in which the sitting member can be persuaded to make way for his early return to Westminster . |
| 7 | It follows that the duty can not be expected to play a major part in controlling managerialist tendencies . |
| 8 | The professor will be expected to play a major part in the organisation of syllabuses , teaching and lecturing in Roman Art and Archaeology , in close collaboration with the sub-faculties of Ancient History and Classical Languages and Literature . |
| 9 | Welcome back : Tactical voting is expected to play a major part in the general election , as Labour and the Liberal Democrats try to oust the Conservatives in marginal seats . |
| 10 | Widely regarded as the ANC 's most able negotiator , he was expected to play a key role in talks with the government . |
| 11 | This suggests the need to examine the power of groups whose co-operation is needed to implement new policies , and the influence of agencies that are expected to play a crucial part in the policy process . |
| 12 | As part of this process , education was expected to play a crucial role in changing attitudes , not simply in creating national unity and skills to improve the national economy . |
| 13 | The professor will be expected to play a full part in the admission and supervision of graduate students , the appointment of supervisors and examiners and the general administration of graduate studies . |
| 14 | Scottish Television invested three hundred thousand pounds in the extension to the college , which is expected to play a vital part in the future of the gaelic language and culture . |
| 15 | He is reaching the age , you see , when he will be expected to play a larger part in public affairs . |
| 16 | Murdo Grant , Rector of Kingussie High School , identifies the opportunities and failures open to teachers : as they are expected to play a leading part in community life , so professional and personal shortcomings are less easy to conceal . |
| 17 | The lecturer will also be expected to play a leading part in the development of the newly formed ‘ Institute of Optical Engineering ’ on campus . |
| 18 | While health visitors are presently considered to be the experts in health promotion , in future nurses of every clinical specialty will be expected to play an important role in health promotion , and in educating patients and colleagues towards self help in addition to getting the very best out of available health resources and expertise . |
| 19 | Equally difficult to quantify are the variables of age and experience , although they are expected to play an important role in language learning . |
| 20 | No qualified surgeon can be expected to do an occasional experiment in molecular biology in the laboratory any more than a molecular biologist can be expected to perform an occasional operation . |
| 21 | Even though experienced Australian batsmen like Marsh and Dean Jones ( before his second-innings 150 at Perth ) have flopped badly this summer at international level , perhaps the most disappointing has been Mark Waugh , who after his sensational century on debut against England at Adelaide last year was expected to forge a long-term place in the middle order . |
| 22 | However , since all readers of Update might reasonably be expected to have a keen interest in training issues , the Training and Development Lead Body ( TDLB ) has been chosen to illustrate how at least one such organisation has taken up the challenge to develop qualifications for its sector . |
| 23 | For verbal ability , there was expected to be a right field advantage , whereas visuo-spatial ability was expected to have a lesser advantage in the right field indicating left field advantage . |
| 24 | He is nevertheless expected to have an easy win in the Lyons constituency he has represented for the past 13 years . |
| 25 | KLM , meanwhile , is expected to maintain a reduced involvement in Northwest , ‘ keeping its foot in the door ’ , one analyst suggested , until US policy of foreign ownership becomes more clear . |
| 26 | Preference will be given to applicants with some experience in consulting for industry , government or international organisations , and the successful applicant will be expected to maintain an active interest in consulting in these areas . |
| 27 | ‘ I still expect to have a substantial interest in the day-to-day running of the club and my assistant Lil Fuccillo will be appointed manager . ’ |
| 28 | GM is expected to take a key stake in Jaguar in return for substantial investment . |
| 29 | Response to music is believed to be dominant in the right hemisphere and as a result would be expected to exact a similar reduction in left field advantage to that found for right field advantage in the trigram tasks discussed here . |
| 30 | Hearings on the proposals were held in February , and the board is expected to make a final decision in June . |