Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well in that case I expect , you know , some of us could become a caretaker if they 're having to pay us |
| 2 | In this case it expects the Go option to be pressed . |
| 3 | Have another green I expect . |
| 4 | And the erm ni the , the , the capsules and the er Nitrous Albide I expect are the ones he 's going to change though the problem is exactly what to . |
| 5 | All the week the receipts had been unusually high , but this evening he expected to break all records . |
| 6 | This morning they expect to hear if they 'll be offered professional terms . |
| 7 | This year they expect a turnover of £170 m , and More than half their shoes are sold abroad . |
| 8 | This year we expect consumers to spend some £80 billion on leisure — almost one quarter of consumer spending . |
| 9 | If this should prove genuine , it is about as welcome as a High Court summons — another document I expect hourly unless the Bradford branch of the Inland Revenue adopts a more compassionate attitude to its clients . ’ |
| 10 | Well I mean we can always unmake it presumably cos next week it will be , it 'll be different time I expect wo n't it ? |
| 11 | If his Majesty declines the offer , it will come in handy for some civic dinner I expect . ’ |
| 12 | This Christmas she expected a baby . |
| 13 | Prof Plant , 47 , will not say how much change he expects by the time he retires — even though , as an expert on the German philosopher Hegel , historic change on a grand scale fascinates him . |
| 14 | Prof Plant , 47 , will not say how much change he expects by the time he retires — even though , as an expert on the German philosopher Hegel , historic change on a grand scale fascinates him . |
| 15 | Because social anthropologists take it for granted ( sometimes mistakenly ) that the distinction between true-kin and affines is of absolutely central importance they expect to find that the behaviour that is appropriate between affines will be a kind of coded inversion of the behaviour that is appropriate between true-kin . |
| 16 | From an early age I expected them to do things for themselves , and sometimes for me , and when they snivelled about their friends having kind and conscientious mothers who changed their sheets and made fruit pies , I said ‘ Some day , when you 're at Sunderland Polytechnic and living by your wits , you 'll thank me . ’ |
| 17 | Instead of the evil-looking robber they expected to see , the two ladies found only a pale , thin child , lying peacefully asleep . |
| 18 | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy at current trends , how much plutonium he expects the thermal oxide reprocessing plant to have produced by the year 2000 . |
| 19 | Will the right hon. Gentleman remind the House how much warning time he had of the conflict in the Gulf , how much warning he expects to have from the IRA before any outrage and how much warning he expects of the consequences of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the activities of extremists like Mr. Le Pen in France ? |
| 20 | Will the right hon. Gentleman remind the House how much warning time he had of the conflict in the Gulf , how much warning he expects to have from the IRA before any outrage and how much warning he expects of the consequences of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the activities of extremists like Mr. Le Pen in France ? |
| 21 | An apotheosis of ‘ states of mind ’ is established by the gifted editor from whose versatile quill we expect much ; and ‘ expect ’ , we learn to our delight , is itself a ‘ state of mind ’ . |
| 22 | Our development of complex beer flavour concentrates ensures that wherever Guinness stout is brewed in the world , consumers will enjoy the consistent taste they expect from Guinness . |
| 23 | In cases of long standing chronic disease I expect the patient to start feeling better within a day or two and certainly would n't continue with a remedy if there was no improvement after a week . |
| 24 | That evening she expected Edward to join them for dinner at the house . |
| 25 | Clearly it was done at Oliver 's invitation and Rain would normally have welcomed company ; but in her glum mood she expected Oliver would flirt with Linda , and Linda would be amused at Rain 's expense , and it would be quite impossible to spoil their fun by mentioning that Oliver was leaving Kington Square . |
| 26 | In my warm , sleepy contentment I expected it to be Toby , the Toby of before . |
| 27 | In his thriving shop he expected only specialist collectors to be interested but he is surprised and delighted to find that 95% of the customers buy on aesthetic appeal . |
| 28 | Since he really was a very competent chemist I expect it did . |
| 29 | Anyway , we 'll take a cab , it 'll be a long night I expect . |
| 30 | Long lease I expect . |