Example sentences of "expect a [adj] [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they wo n't order the stock , do they really expect a new franchisee to do it ? |
| 2 | It will improve gearing and the offeror 's ability to borrow ( unsecured creditors will regard it as similar to share capital ) but the holders will expect a higher yield to compensate them for their higher risk , although this should be less than that expected for preference share capital . |
| 3 | Supporting the review , Tom Burlison , northern regional secretary of the GMB general union , said the public would expect a Labour government to use whatever was the most effective means of eliminating nuclear weapons . ’ |
| 4 | B : Well , the milkman has come All that we can reasonably expect a semantic theory to tell us about this minimal exchange is that there is at least one reading that we might paraphrase as follows : ( 2 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time ? |
| 5 | In turning the Polish armies back , the Red Army crossed the border and advanced on Warsaw , vainly expecting a Polish rising to support its advance . |
| 6 | No-one expects a 36-hour strike to deter him . |