Example sentences of "expect [pers pn] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Send a man into the field only half-armed with the facts and expect him to do a professional job . |
| 2 | We do n't believe he was infectious before May 21 and we expect him to make a complete recovery . |
| 3 | Philip Giles fell more than thirty feet onto a hillside while on holdiay in California but doctors expect him to make a full recovery . |
| 4 | The company had expected it to show a quantifiable benefit by reducing absenteeism and labour turnover , and by easing the production control difficulties caused by the inflexibilities of the line system . |
| 5 | However , analysts still expect it to manage a small improvement on 1991 's profits and dividend . |
| 6 | You expect it to go a little bit just a tiny bit off |
| 7 | Although languages differ in the extent to which they regularly specify the gender of human referents ( cf. English they and French ils/elles ) , we all readily recognize the distinction and expect it to reflect a genuine aspect of experience . |
| 8 | In order to train new teachers and support qualified teachers with further In-Service training , we rely heavily on Grant Aid from the Sports Council , who , in turn , expect us to show a steady increase in the number of Society members . |
| 9 | How the hell does he expect me to keep a straight pen ? |
| 10 | ‘ We do set study leave requirements , we do require them to pay study leave tuition fees for the first attempt , we do require them to pay examination fees and we do expect them to pay a reasonable salary . ’ |
| 11 | Likewise , there is no reason why adjectives which are restrictive in attributive position should not be acceptable if used , say , predicatively with the same nouns ; only in that case , we do not normally expect them to have a restrictive value . |
| 12 | Indeed it will probably be harmful , for at the very least the interviewer will expect you to take a positive interest in the job on offer and in the company . |
| 13 | They ca n't really expect him to have a physical game this afternoon can they with David Speedy ? |
| 14 | So many people have an interest in this topic and would therefore expect us to spend a good amount of time on it . |
| 15 | Her immediate antagonism to David Wallington had led Julia to expect her to display a similar hostility to Jack French . |
| 16 | ‘ Then , bizarrely , we had a very good November and , although we 've not seen the figures yet , we 're expecting them to show a good December . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Of course you must do things your own way , I was silly expecting you to take a big risk with me when you can get along quite nicely alone . ’ |
| 18 | But those who expected him to make a significant impact on the British championship were soon to be disappointed . |
| 19 | They also expected it to show a particular type of magnetic behaviour called paramagnetism because of its isolated electrons — and again , it does . |
| 20 | PC Week expects them to have a small colour screen on which users can write commands and messages with a pen . |
| 21 | Christie 's expects it to establish a new record price for his work . |
| 22 | His Wisdom closed transfer system ( CTS ) has gone on the market for £560 and he expects it to find a ready market amongst arable farmers and growers . |