Example sentences of "expect a [adj] [noun] in [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 Retailers expect a bigger improvement in June , but their expectations have proved to be over-optimistic in the past two months .
2 Others , who unlike the Combined Operations staff , had expected a second front in Europe that summer , saw what forces would be needed to invade Europe .
3 Neither Marshal Joffre , General Foch ( his deputy in the north ) nor Sir John' French had expected a German attack in Flanders .
4 He warned his players to expect a hostile reception in England and said : ‘ We came mentally prepared for a hard time and determined to give our answer out there on the field .
5 I struggled on for a while , but I know my limitations when it comes to design , especially as we have grown to expect a high standard in QP .
6 After a long ( 20-year ) gilt in March and a short ( five-year ) one in April , the market expects a medium-term issue in May .
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