Example sentences of "[adj] expect the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 4 August 1914 few expected the war to last long — a matter of weeks , perhaps , or months at the longest . |
| 2 | When thwarted he would rage , shutting his eyes tight , opening his mouth and holding his breath before letting out a bellow of such terrifying power that Neil half expected the whole of Lydsett to come running to see which of them was tormenting the child . |
| 3 | When he removed the thumb from his lips , Jackie half expected the puffiness to subside with a gush of escaping air . |
| 4 | Party officials half expected the trade talks to break down eventually , at which point Mr Abe would make his entrance . |
| 5 | I still half expect the food to be doped . |
| 6 | Bankers would be foolish to expect the Bank of Japan to improve their spreads by cutting the official discount rate ( ODR ) again if the economy fails to recover as quickly as many now expect . |
| 7 | Here again it is unrealistic to expect the law of any state to list modes of service which are not allowed ; the policy of the authors of the draft that only a positive prohibition should ‘ stand in the way of granting a request for service ’ gives inadequate weight to the interests of the state of destination . |
| 8 | In the case of a young child it is unrealistic to expect the child to comply with the supervisor 's directions without the co-operation and commitment of the person caring for him . |
| 9 | It would be unrealistic to expect the majority of researchers from overseas to maintain their UK research interests when they return to their country of origin , or move elsewhere , as many of them do , to the extent that they would wish to complete a paper or papers based on their UK findings . |
| 10 | It would be unrealistic to expect the majority of researchers from overseas to maintain their UK research interests when they return to their country of origin , or move elsewhere , as many of them do , to the extent that they would wish to complete a paper or papers based on their UK findings . |
| 11 | The Secretary of State , in the letter he sent to all hon. Members , said that it would be unrealistic to expect the removal of all differences between brewers and their tenants . |
| 12 | In such circumstances I consider it quite unrealistic to expect the taxpayer to make its payments ‘ under protest . ’ |
| 13 | In such circumstances I consider it quite unrealistic to expect the taxpayer to make its payments ‘ under protest . ’ |
| 14 | I believe it is unrealistic to expect the community care reforms to transform services according to the wishes of service users . |
| 15 | And containing it is extremely expensive and I personally feel that it 's wrong to expect the community at large to go on paying week after week , month after month , year after year er in order to contain a problem which through no fault of its own belongs to the soccer . |
| 16 | Rodo glanced confusedly up at the ceiling , half expecting the roof to collapse in on him . |
| 17 | While it may be too much to expect the applicant to appreciate the wider impact and implications of his proposal , and while it may be unreasonable to expect any but the most steadfast defender of National Park principles to resist continual local pressure for change , CPRW hopes that this Inquiry will enable a more far- sighted view of what is at stake , to prevail . |
| 18 | ‘ … considered that a casual with a skilled trade may have his efficiency seriously impaired by being required to break stones and may , in order to avoid this task , feel compelled to sleep out or to commit some other offence against the law ; that it is impossible to expect the officer in charge of a casual ward to discriminate between men for whom the task would or would not be suitable , and that this would lay him open to accusations of favouritism or vindictiveness ; that the task could rarely be made a profitable one , and is repugnant to the class of workers most liable to unemployment , being looked upon by them as having penal associations and as entirely deterrent . ’ ) |
| 19 | In circumstances of group disorder , in particular , it may be quite impractical to expect the constable to issue a request for the actor to desist before making his arrest . |
| 20 | It was not possible to expect the group to act with ‘ responsible autonomy ’ — to be self-regulating — because of the elaborate division of labour . |
| 21 | For Simeon Kokhba , it would have been perfectly natural to expect the adherents of an earlier Messiah — the rightful king dedicated to freeing his country from the Roman yoke — to aid him in just such an enterprise . |
| 22 | They all expect the Government 's public sector borrowing requirement to rise in the coming financial year to anywhere between £40 billion and £55 billion , and interest rates by the end of 1993 to range from 4.5 per cent to the current 6 per cent . |
| 23 | They all expect the Government 's public sector borrowing requirement to rise in the coming financial year to anywhere between £40 billion and £55 billion , and interest rates by the end of 1993 to range from 4.5 per cent to the current 6 per cent . |
| 24 | Many expect the peso to hit 28.5 to the dollar before the end of the year . |
| 25 | knows or has reasonable cause to believe that because of the insider 's connection and position it would be reasonable to expect the person in his position not to disclose the information except in the proper performance of his duties ; and |
| 26 | However , a Commissioner may still investigate if he is satisfied that it is not reasonable to expect the complainant to use or have used this right . |
| 27 | The fact that where goods are designed and manufactured to the buyer 's special order the seller will have greater knowledge of the buyer 's requirements and the buyer will rely on the seller 's skill may make it less reasonable for the seller to exclude or limit liability ; on the other , hand , if goods are manufactured to the buyer 's special order , it may be more reasonable to expect the buyer to insure against losses . |
| 28 | Where perishable goods are to be despatched to the buyer by carrier , it is reasonable to expect the goods to be of such a quality as to be able to withstand a normal journey — Mash & murrell v. Joseph Emmanuel ( 1961 Q.B. ) . |
| 29 | I would expect someone who claimed to believe in ghosts to give some evidence for their existence , and it is reasonable to expect the theist to give evidence for God 's existence . |
| 30 | But I do not consider it reasonable to expect the theist to prove the existence of God , something that would effectively remove the element of trust which I have also highlighted . |