Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb mod] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took my godson , Dominic Robinson , round my laboratory the other day , which is a physics laboratory , and he enjoyed it immensely and asked a number of questions , and was absolutely intrigued and fascinated by the various bits of wires and plugs and so on like that , and he asked me the sort of questions that I do n't think I would expect sometimes my undergraduates to ask . |
| 2 | I took my godson , Dominic Robinson , round my laboratory the other day , which is a physics laboratory , and he enjoyed it immensely and asked a number of questions , and was absolutely intrigued and fascinated by the various bits of wires and plugs and so on like that , and he asked me the sort of questions that I do n't think I would expect sometimes my undergraduates to ask . |
| 3 | If interest is earned in a separate account from the cheque account I would expect automatic transfers to keep the cheque account at an agreed limit . |
| 4 | So as I say I would expect to see these percentages significantly increased erm . |
| 5 | He added : ‘ This is a real nobs ’ area of Abingdon — all doctors and bank managers and the last place you would expect something like this to be done . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It is the last place you would expect this kind of thing to happen . |
| 7 | The last place you 'd expect to find pollution , but the evidence is here in these photographs . |
| 8 | Well this is the last place you 'd expect to come for summer sport but it 's here at Wembley on Monday that swindon town will bring their hopes and hearts … hello there … this is the stage where the fate … the future … the fortunes of Swindon Town will be decided in just one game against Leicester City … the prize a place in football 's premier league … so let's go down Wembley Way to size up the Big Match … |
| 9 | Given the status patterns discerned one might expect that even if technology were to achieve high status and acceptance the version which would ‘ count as education ’ would be academic and theoretical and therefore stand in contradiction to more practical objectives . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , give my love to cousin George and say we 'll expect to see him at Cumbermound for the show on Sunday . |
| 11 | But as the subject develops we can expect researchers to be more explicit about exactly how they expect a pragmatic theory to be formulated . |
| 12 | I do n't think ye should expect the teacher to do everything . |
| 13 | About seven years he says you can expect them to start going like then , you know and I |
| 14 | As soon as last year 's Sale was over we received offers of books etc. , and , as I hope you would expect , we refused none . |
| 15 | This is the sort of trick you 'd expect some tinpot holy man to play , trying to impress the credulously . |
| 16 | It also outlines what guidance and support you can expect to get at work and what we expect from you in return . |
| 17 | It is necessary to bring the wood to a moisture content which is nearly at equilibrium with the environment in which the timber is going to be used for if this is not done one must expect warping and shrinkage . |
| 18 | Though they have little knowledge of the strength of the Irish Students England are confident they will be able to take another step towards their overall target and should it develop into an open game on the well-drained Blundellsands pitch they can expect few problems . |
| 19 | Those who break it must expect to face the full force of the law . " |
| 20 | Well I do n't think you can expect the County Council and the structure plan authority to have an idea of where the allocations are going because that would be taking on the role of the local plan preparation authority . |
| 21 | Nor can he always rely on the help of those who in any other industry or service you might expect to be on his side . |
| 22 | I , I , well I am afraid that the people who have been audited are exactly the people , I mean you would expect Ian and Tanya certainly to be good , you 'd expect Philip to be good would n't you and Susannah , and Lyn , perhaps less so . |
| 23 | I mean you might expect |
| 24 | As soon as you walk through the archway , I mean you 'd expect it to be an open |
| 25 | I made my way to a cottage near the church , where I had been told I could expect a night 's lodging . |
| 26 | But I would have thought you 'd expect him to be faithful to you for a day or two at least . ’ |
| 27 | All equipped with a full suit of sails , including optional tri-radial spinnakers , plus the creature comforts you would expect from a Swan . |
| 28 | Because of transport costs one might expect heavy building materials , such as cement , to be non-traded . |
| 29 | In our own case , if we can wash our face on our UK print run we can expect to make some profit from foreign licences . |
| 30 | Yet now they are told they can expect to pocket £1,500 . |