Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally , I would n't care two hoots , but having come home unexpectedly , and with the thought of our marriage dazzling me , I 'm so happy that I keep expecting some obstacle to turn up . |
| 2 | I do expect all of you in our Service teams to drive clean vehicles , to wear the Healthcare uniform , and to discharge your duties in a courteous , friendly manner . |
| 3 | If you read Totem and Taboo , and I , by the way I do expect all of you er to read it , because it is one of the set er books , and one of the things I 'm not gon na do in these lectures on the black books , is to tell you what the book says , and just kind of repeat it in the lecture . |
| 4 | Although I have expected similar signs , our commissionings have on the whole been quiet affairs , at least until 1990 . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't know why you 're surprised , when you seem to expect other people to be naïve enough to remain blind to what you 're trying to do , ’ Maria flared edgily , thinking of Cavell especially . |
| 6 | ‘ We do expect these interest rate cuts to be passed on as quickly as possible . |
| 7 | ‘ We have to expect good and bad times . |
| 8 | ‘ We have to expect good and bad times , ’ he said . |
| 9 | We have to expect more wastage , ca n't keep putting it in and out of the fridge , could poison somebody . |
| 10 | They do not necessarily have a lot of money but they do expect good value and a broad service . |
| 11 | That would be bad news for Wales , although they have expected all along that wonder wing David Campese would be 100 per cent by the time it came to the crunch in Cardiff . |