Example sentences of "[noun] expect the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trent expected the hurricane to last between eight and ten hours . |
| 2 | The iron-studded door in the central archway looked impervious to battering-rams , but above it , behind a line of similar arches , was the big open terrace on which S. Kettering expected the family to dine — an instruction , Molly thought , which it would be no particular hardship to follow . |
| 3 | Don " t expect the marketplace to buy what you want to deliver . |
| 4 | This indicates that market operators expect the DM to appreciate over the three month period against the dollar . |
| 5 | There was a time when its readers expected the novel to inform or to instruct , to contribute to the definition of a direction for society . |
| 6 | Marx and Engels expected the arbiter state to be an untypical regime under capitalism , quickly superseded as the onward rush of history produced decisive shifts of power towards the proletariat . |
| 7 | If the Maltese expected the match to have the friendly atmosphere of a schoolboy international , however , then they were in for a rude awakening . |
| 8 | Until recently most pundits expected the market to improve in the spring of 1991 after stagnating next year . |
| 9 | Listeners expected the radio to be relevant to problems as they saw them . |
| 10 | He placed his flabby hand on the hot little forehead , and Edward expected the fever to disappear like magic . |
| 11 | Other hidden subsidies , VAT evasion and illegal practices , are all areas where British carpet manufacturers expect the UK authorities to redouble their efforts . |
| 12 | In statements of a numerical type , especially , it is always sensible practice to expect the source to be given with each figure . |
| 13 | In the mid-twentieth century , Allport 's title invites his readers to expect the arguments of liberalism to be directed against different targets . |
| 14 | Once the world 's nations can agree on how to exploit mineral deposits on the seabed , the robots association expects the market for robots to do the job to be £4.2 million in 1985 , rising to £35–9 million by 1990 . |
| 15 | Initially 90% of the production will go for use in NEC products ; to date demand is highest for the 9.4″ screens used in laptops , although NEC expects the market to grow to a $8,900m market by 2000 , when it hopes to have a 25% market share . |
| 16 | Many businessmen and politicians in Scotland expect the effects of the Tunnel to be adverse but a recent analysis by economists from the Royal Bank of Scotland suggests that Scotland 's high tech inward investment is unlikely to be threatened . |
| 17 | ‘ I believe our communities expect the number of uniformed police trying to combat these crime should also be increased ‘ It seems ridiculous that the Home Secretary should turn down County Durham Constabulary 's bid for only 20 additional officers . ’ |
| 18 | And as I mentioned earlier Longman expect the cash flow this year to be better than last year despite the the reduction in profits . |
| 19 | You said the child may not be developing in the way the parent expects the child to develop , and I think that it 's very important for parents to check out their expectations . |
| 20 | You said the child may not be developing in the way the parent expects the child to develop , and I think that it 's very important for parents to check out their expectations . |
| 21 | The car park charging scheme will cost £67,000 but the council expects the income from charges to be greater than the cost of setting up the scheme in the first year . |
| 22 | Hartlepool Council expects the bridge to be open for public use in weeks . |
| 23 | IBM expects the world economy in 1993 to be no better than this year , and the workforce reductions will come from manufacturing and development organisations and in marketing and services units , principally from support areas . |
| 24 | Financial terms were not disclosed , but Aran expects the Transaction Point acquisition to contribute £1.5m in revenues , to a combined company turnover of £5m by the close of its financial 1994 on March 31 . |
| 25 | But even if Flaubert had described himself as a lethargic meliorist , I should make the same point : what a curious vanity it is of the present to expect the past to suck up to it . |
| 26 | There are good reasons to expect the recovery will begin around the middle of this year , although initially it may be slow . |
| 27 | Whatever the intended meaning of those words , there is strong evidence in the New Testament that many of the early Christians expected the Lord 's return at any moment . |
| 28 | However , a Midland Bank spokesman said the group expected the dividend flow from the investments acquired to be preferable to the dividend flow from its Argentinian loan portfolio . |
| 29 | None of the 70,000 English , Scots , Irish , and Anzac troops expected the reception that awaited them , and the rain of death that would greet them from the machine-guns of the Turkish 9th Division , hidden in the hills above . |
| 30 | Both Mr Porter and Mr Graham expect the NIE issue to very popular , with many local investors keen to hold on to the shares so that they can qualify for the discount vouchers will entitle them to money off their electricity bills . |