Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As readers we expect such a persona to describe a scene , dramatise some situation , and express feelings . |
| 2 | He disapproves of bribery : ‘ Children do n't need to be saddled with the nagging aspirations of parents who expect little Johnny to do everything they did plus everything they did n't manage to do . ’ |
| 3 | At any moment I expected one of the masters , placed at strategic intervals to stop a guy taking short cuts or lighting up a Havana cigar , to leap out from a place of concealment , brandishing The Times and bellowing , ‘ Come on , Britton ! |
| 4 | BELVILLE : To conclude , a husband who expects all this ought not to abridge his wife of any privileges of her sex . |
| 5 | If we work extra hard for our employers we expect some kind of reward in return . |
| 6 | Reviewers would put ‘ When I first heard the name I expected four guys in Factory haircuts ’ . |
| 7 | But when I 've paid for a newspaper I expect all the pieces that I 've paid for . |
| 8 | Furthermore they are exceptionally ambitious in the language , skill and concepts they expect young children to acquire . |
| 9 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |
| 10 | On Merseyside they expect entertaining football . |
| 11 | And with letters of authentication they expect international interest . |
| 12 | family , yeah and the children I expect that 'll be interesting for them , cos I quite imagine he would of meet many English children knocking around really , cos the situation is he went |
| 13 | Words to be underlined are " bracketed " with ∘S The program produces an output file suitable for a printer which expects such words to be bracketed by ∘Y . |
| 14 | Erm so anything to do with minus one , or negative numbers you expect weird |
| 15 | Morland has also issued new profit forecasts today showing that next year it expects pre-tax profits to rise by twenty-eight per cent . |
| 16 | Morland has also issued new profit forecasts today showing that next year it expects pre-tax profits to rise by twenty-eight per cent . |
| 17 | ‘ I say 50% , but in fact I expect more [ savings ] , ’ he said , but would not speculate on the exact amount he would save in processing the bank 's total 30,000 phone bills . |
| 18 | When you plug in a Ricky you expect certain things — not too much power but tons of friendly jangle and loads of character . |
| 19 | It therefore has a surprise effect on the reader who expects each new clause to move the discourse forward . |