Example sentences of "[adj] and [pers pn] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | But your chest is , is sounding clear and I expect it 's management of the hernia that 's going |
| 2 | ‘ We have made a strong start to 1993 and we expect this positive trend to continue . |
| 3 | Our business is budgeted to expand by 25 per cent in 1993 and I expect trading conditions to improve as buyers appreciate current values and the affordability of our new homes . |
| 4 | ‘ You say things like that and you expect me to bloody well sleep with you . ’ |
| 5 | In fact , since it has been introduced , the rate at which student numbers have increased has been unprecedented and we expect it to increase by 10 per cent . |
| 6 | We do n't believe he was infectious before May 21 and we expect him to make a complete recovery . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's pretty fast and I expect everyone to be going at quite a lick from the start , ’ he said . |
| 8 | But I mean you know he 's a workaholic and he expects everybody to be the same and then he works in there by the time I get there in the morning he works , works solidly right through until I leave there at night , you know . |
| 9 | Joan and Dennis will tell me all about it I 'm sure and I expect I will get a Christmas card from Kylie and her mother and father , ’ she added . |
| 10 | The forecast tax charge for the year is thirty four per cent which is below last year 's rate of thirty five and we expect this low rate to continue in the future . |
| 11 | Our evidence which shows that the first glimmerings of our new paradigm emerged around 1860 and we expect that by 2010 the shift will be virtually complete , although it will take longer for its changes to affect everyone . |
| 12 | As the spend over the three years will be more than that — last year 's spend was £17 million and I expect this year 's to be £25 million , making a total of £42 million — I suppose that I could give my hon. Friend the assurance that he seeks , but even if our figures were so way out that I could be caught on that commitment , when I consider the matter next May — assuming that the burden still falls to me to do so — I would have to make the same calculation as I made this year . |
| 13 | ‘ We 've lost four clients out of a total of 1,800 and I expect others will drift away , but we picked up a new client just this morning . ’ |