Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] expect [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They come from the roughest jails where they expect trouble all the time . |
| 2 | Auntie Nellie only came to visit on special occasions so I expect Dad must have written to invite her to the wedding . |
| 3 | Going from there to , and that 's a sort of history of where things have happened over the previous four mon four months , to expectations about output this is the first survey since the recession began in which all regions , mainland regions of the U K say that they expect output to increase over the coming four months . |
| 4 | A Gallup poll of businessmen has revealed that they expect interest rates to be 1.6 per cent higher under Labour . |
| 5 | I say borrow but the cash was never refunded and I expect Dad thought it was a cheap way to get rid of him . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | We impose heavy loads on those with both brain and brawn , and we expect saintliness from them as well . |
| 8 | Hunting may well become outlawed but we are deluding ourselves if we expect angling to follow in the foreseeable future although I am sure it will also go in future decades . |
| 9 | If we expect failure , we need n't take risks . |
| 10 | West will again have Paul Pook at lock , with Peter Robinson in the back row , and they expect winger Dave Cooke to have recovered from an injury he suffered while guesting for Middlesbrough last Saturday . |
| 11 | Of course , whether people are refused credit because of their probable inability to repay , or whether they do not apply for it because they expect refusal on the same grounds , the results are the same . |
| 12 | The ending also is unexpected , as you expect Finn + Jim to reach the state they were heading for + live happily ever after . |