Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] expect [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that I expected any . |
| 2 | I will say , however , that I expect all the countries that we assist to make further progress towards democracy and increased accountability : we consider that vital . |
| 3 | ‘ So I expect that is that . ’ |
| 4 | Not , in truth , that she expected any , important or otherwise , but it would have made a difference to the day . |
| 5 | ‘ Galadriel , ’ muttered Gilly , not that she expected this bale of blubber to manage her real name . |
| 6 | erm so that y so that you expected this sort of measure of service and if you were told the , if you were told the circumstances you might have said well that 's okay , no problem . |
| 7 | Anyway Maureen 'll be trying to work out some , some of the , some of the issues so you expect that . |
| 8 | Anyway , at Stevenage Town Hall we told Ralph that we expected some money for these . |
| 9 | We should also remember that we expect many of the elderly to function under circumstances of stress which would strain people of any age : bereavement , repeated as contemporaries gradually die , worry about money , fear of increasing infirmity , isolation and death . |
| 10 | ‘ Let us just say that we expect this to be your only half-witted jape for the entire term . |
| 11 | While I accept that , I have to say that we expect those undertaking the review to have complete power to look into all areas and , specifically , to consider whether safety representatives who are not backed by a trade union are in a position to give the same kind of expert advice as would be expected from safety representatives appointed by a trade union . |
| 12 | He simply stood still saying nothing until the cries died away , and then told them what they were waiting for , and that he expected little more fighting . |
| 13 | After a meeting with umpires Steve Randell and Terry Prue , Subba Row said in a statement that he expected all players to adhere to proper standards of behaviour . |
| 14 | Bolger took office on Oct. 28 and announced his new 18-member Cabinet on Nov. 1 , using the occasion to stress that he expected all Ministers to observe the tradition of collective responsibility . |
| 15 | In a budget report presented in mid-1990 , the Minister of Finance , Kinza Clodumar , said that he expected that phosphate royalties would drop by A$10,000,000 from the 1989-90 figure of A$25,000,000 . |
| 16 | Sir Peter Holmes , Shell 's chairman who admitted that he was ‘ astonished ’ to discover that the irregularities had occurred through an associate company failing to follow strict rules against speculative dealing , said that he expected any further exposure to be limited to a £65 million charge which the company would take in its accounts for the first quarter of 1993 . |
| 17 | He says that he expected more mud slinging ; Dowty has been very gentlemanly so far . |
| 18 | TECs will have responsibility for the initiative , and I expect many bids . |
| 19 | Er , and I expect that margin to continue rising and be much higher again next year , so the medicine is working there . |
| 20 | No , she said she gets arthritis in hers and I expect that 's what it is with mine . |
| 21 | I am proud of what I have done as a practising solicitor and I expect all other solicitors feel the same . |
| 22 | And I expect all the other 's are dead ! |
| 23 | From the moment I could understand the human voice 1 — and I expect most of my generation — was told to be ‘ seen and not heard ’ … ‘ consider others before yourself ’ … ‘ never complain' and if you were a boy child , then you were exhorted to be a man , to show no emotion , and not to be a sissy . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | If you expect that child is going to do a fantastic job on that painting then that encouragement and confidence is coming across . |
| 26 | A large proportion of the posts already announced for relocation are destined for locations targeted by our regional development or urban programme policies and we expect that about 60 per cent . |
| 27 | It 's a wonderful place to work , and we expect more surprises . ’ |
| 28 | I confirm that there is still time for organisations to respond to our proposals and we expect more representations during the consultation period . |
| 29 | ‘ We 're now asking them to accept a revised model and we expect some opposition . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ In summary , we have made substantial progress at the half year and we expect this positive trend to be maintained . |