Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a calculated guess but sooner or later he expected to hit lucky , and here on the fringe of a large private estate the chances were better than anywhere . |
| 2 | All sorts of concerns can stop our enjoyment if we 're out at a party or dinner party or anywhere we expect to have fun . |
| 3 | But then it happened , the incredible , miraculous luck that now she expected , since it happened so easily and often : the telephone rang in the next room . |
| 4 | ‘ And you have been more quick-witted than even I expected . ’ |
| 5 | And naturally you expect a member of our own family to be trustworthy . |
| 6 | Tin is a metal and somehow everybody expects metals to be strong . |
| 7 | ‘ But the board know when contracts are up and now they expect me to just sign for a year . |
| 8 | He had turned her body to fire with a few practised touches out there and now he expected her to forget all that had happened , stand beside him and discuss the garden as if nothing in the world had just occurred . |
| 9 | And now he expects me to clean and cook for him . ’ |
| 10 | Last week the receivers moved in and now he expects to lose his home as well as his business . |
| 11 | I 've just sat through the most incredible proposition , and now you expect me to believe — ’ |
| 12 | What we will be doing is saying that it has to be clearly stated so that customers can see before they enter into the transaction and then we expect competitive forces in the market to make sure that the charges do n't get unrealistic . |
| 13 | No , what we would be doing is saying that it has to be clearly stated so that the customers can see before they enter into the transaction , and then we expect competitive forces in the market to make sure that the charges do n't get unrealistic . |
| 14 | ‘ You British people , ’ he said , ‘ come to our country , you take it over , you make us learn your language , you teach us your history which is full of your own struggles for freedom , you teach us your literature which enshrines just the same principles of freedom , and then you expect us not to want freedom ! |
| 15 | And then I expect you 'll be glad to get back to the Vicarage . |
| 16 | ‘ My brother is but an earl , and yet you expect us to give up a king in exchange . |
| 17 | And afterwards they expect to form the nucleus of the ‘ new ’ Ireland built for Poland and August 's Inter Continental Cup . |
| 18 | by no means all the battles have yet been won , but already we expect that we can break new ground if we really try hard enough ; we expect to seen our ambitions fulfilled if we have the talent and application to meet our goals . |
| 19 | The several sects of Dissenters are glad to be rid of Popery also ; but now they expect glorious days for themselves " . |
| 20 | Samuel Oldknow was generally regarded as a humane employer , but even he expected his apprentices to work for thirteen hours . |
| 21 | I went over budget but then I expected I would . |
| 22 | Yeah , its within your budget and you 've done well , I went over budget , but then I expected I would , because for one thing I was buying for more . |
| 23 | At thirty quid , all but 5p , I originally thought the package was a wee bit overpriced — I 'd have said £20 was a better price point for it , but then I expect that it will be discounted down to that level anyway . |