Example sentences of "to expect this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marcus seemed to expect this , though usually he had little to say to Ludens . |
| 2 | There are occasions when you get an odd fish that weighs a couple of pounds more or less than the average on that day , but to expect this to happen is foolhardy . |
| 3 | He seemed to expect this , and merely abused the audience back , spitting at them , skidding over on to his arse once , and drinking and slouching around the stage as if he were in his living room . |
| 4 | Fortunately her mother had been told to expect this and the reason for it was explained . |
| 5 | It would have been unreasonable of the author/translator to expect this item of information to remain in the reader 's consciousness after three intervening pages and an explicitly marked change of scene or topic . |
| 6 | He had warned Owen beforehand to expect this . |
| 7 | The plaintiff 's case is that despite the difficulty with the landlord 's consent at the time the contracts were signed , it was made clear to them by Mr at this stage that that ought to be a formality and no one anticipated to expect this . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't think it is fair to expect this lady to pay for a new lock . |