Example sentences of "expect [adj] [adj] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grainne had known that when it finally came to it , she would be afraid — for I have never known anyone other than Fergus , and with Fergus it was so natural and so sweet — but she had not expected this sudden rush of tenderness . |
| 2 | Whatever the organizational changes few people in Bonn expect any fundamental shifts in science policy . |
| 3 | Gorbachev 's call for more substantial arms cuts contrasted with the view of the then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that " I do n't think we should expect further dramatic reductions in forces " . |
| 4 | Football this afternoon Scarborough are playing Bury at the McCain Stadium so you can expect some extra traffic in Scarborough town centre with that football . |
| 5 | He did n't expect this savage hiss of reaction . |
| 6 | The numbers and types of printers have increased rapidly in the last three years , but we would not expect any rapid increase in numbers in the next three years . |
| 7 | Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh announced on Sept. 17 that his investigation into the Iran-contra scandal was nearing its end , and that " in the absence of some new development " he did not expect any further indictments in connection with the affair . |
| 8 | There were various suggestions as to Balliol 's intentions in this southwards move : that his aim was first to divide the west from the east , then to work round and isolate Edinburgh ; that he knew of Sir Archibald Douglas 's mustering of his Galloway vassals and sought to keep this force from joining the main Scots array ; that perhaps he was expecting further English reinforcements from Carlisle and the West March ; and so on . |
| 9 | The company is expecting another double-digit drop in mainframe sales again this year . |
| 10 | Investing heavily in eastern Germany and more cautiously in Hungary and Czechoslovakia , it expects another good showing from Germany in 1992 as housebuilding progresses despite economic slowdown . |