Example sentences of "expect [to-vb] an [adj] [noun] [prep] " 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 The 200-page report of the Warner Inquiry , set up after Beck 's conviction , is expected to prompt an immediate clampdown on the present recruitment procedure used for care workers in children 's homes .
3 There is increasing concern among service providers who are being expected to provide an equal standard of service to all their clients without the necessary language facilities .
4 ’ I must repeat my warning that the South Wales Constabulary can not be treated like a sponge and continually expected to absorb an ever-increasing workload without an inevitable decline in the quality of the service we provide ’ .
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 In other words , Y is expected to pick an intelligent course through a variety of social engagements , to which actors bring something of themselves in exercising their social capacities .
7 Airtours is expected to reflect an improved climate for the holiday business this year when it publishes first half figures on June 28 .
8 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 .
9 Equally difficult to quantify are the variables of age and experience , although they are expected to play an important role in language learning .
10 Although official records might be expected to give an accurate picture of changes in the range and scale of provision , a considerable amount of work was necessary to establish even this basic framework .
11 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 .
12 The budget deficit was K514,000,000 before taking into account grants and loans , which were expected to leave an overall deficit of K102,000,000 [ see p. 36993 for previous year 's budget figures ] .
13 Thus patients with significant bile acid malabsorption can be expected to have an increased production of bile acids .
14 He is nevertheless expected to have an easy win in the Lyons constituency he has represented for the past 13 years .
15 Mrs Tirebuck observed : ‘ Teachers are often expected to have an in-depth knowledge of science , so we are grateful for the help . ’
16 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 .
17 The candidate submits a thesis for examination which is expected to make an original contribution to knowledge .
18 OSF is clearly hoping to stake out its claim to a piece of the open systems marketplace with what is expected to become an annual event for both hardware and software vendors .
19 You are expected to produce an immaculate record on your own .
20 She looked at her husband hopefully , expecting to find an answering smile on his face but he remained as he was , sunk back among the cushions of the armchair , as if turned to stone .
21 Looking ahead , a balance of only 5 per cent expects to see an annual increase in February 1993 , compared with figures of plus 23 per cent last May and plus 26 per cent in June , figures which proved to be wildly over-optimistic in the event .
22 To ask the Prime Minister when he next expects to pay an official visit to the United Nations .
23 To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he next expects to pay an official visit to Lancashire .
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