Example sentences of "expect the [adj] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the long run Dulles expected the superior economic strength of the United States to ensure its success against the USSR . |
| 2 | As widely expected the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of — Angola-Workers ' Party ( MPLA-PT ) won a majority of seats at national and provincial level to give it an absolute majority in the National Assembly . |
| 3 | We therefore expect the two stretching regions of the spectrum to show the patterns illustrated in Fig. 5.43 . |
| 4 | That is absolute rubbish and I expect the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook to condemn it as such . |
| 5 | From what has been said , we would expect the heaviest proportionate effects of the government 's many methods of reducing employment to fall on the North . |
| 6 | Pierce took the logical view that he did not expect the All Black selectors to be interested in him again . |
| 7 | In the same way that one would expect the British Medical Association to be called upon to comment on any issue of human rights , we should come to expect the Library Association , along with other organizations such as Article 19 to be called to comment on any issue of censorship , and not just in the literary context . |
| 8 | If senescence is primarily due to late-acting deleterious mutations , then ( other things being equal ) one would expect the additive genetic variance for survival and fertility to increase with age . |
| 9 | I was expecting the usual French style of service , with an ice-bucket and a carafe of chilled water , and two glasses containing a small amount of Pernod at the bottom . |
| 10 | Julia listened to it with professional interest , expecting the usual Nazi defence of obedience to superior orders . |
| 11 | Without wanting to appear cynical , it 's pretty safe to say that in the run up to elections , one expects the odd vote-catching ruse from politicians . |