Example sentences of "expect [to-vb] [adj] [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I expected to see all kind of things you know
2 However , the Council 's forecast in July 1990 of a rise in world wheat production by 28,000,000 tonnes to 564,000,000 tonnes in 1990-91 , with coarse grains expected to rise to 837,000,000 tonnes , was expected to provide limited replacement of stocks .
3 There are five specific reasons for not calling a witness given in r25 — namely , that the witness is dead or beyond the seas or unfit by reason of bodily or mental condition to attend as a witness or that , despite the exercise of reasonable diligence , it has not been possible to identify or find him or that he can not reasonably be expected to have any recollection of matters relevant to the accuracy or otherwise of the statement .
4 In the first case , the delay was expected to prevent further rehearsal of words late in the word list and as a result reduce the chance of their recall .
5 One would expect to pass those kind of suburbs while lifting the eyes to what still lay in the centre , busy , well kept , and profitable .
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