Example sentences of "[pron] expect [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ I expect news from Rivera within two days at the outside . |
| 2 | I expect demand for this service to continue to grow over the coming year . |
| 3 | Nobody expects Brigadoon with tartan-skirted villagers singing softly as they fill your arms with sweet heather and invite you in to their fireside . |
| 4 | Fielding had told me to expect trouble from Lorne on several counts . |
| 5 | She expected courtesy from men and often received it . |
| 6 | You expect reality to be different from imaginings . ‘ |
| 7 | For example , women have described to researchers how it is difficult to cut down on food when cooking for a partner who expects meat with his main meal ( Charles and Kerr , 1986 ) . |
| 8 | We expected sabotage from the Labour extremists and hired two 100,000 watt generators in case the electrical sub-station was cut off . |
| 9 | We expect inflation to be higher as a result of the pound 's fall , which threatens to erode the initial competitiveness benefit as UK prices rise faster than those elsewhere and the real exchange rate rises again . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , we expect communication to be verbalised , and preferably in English ! |
| 11 | We impose heavy loads on those with both brain and brawn , and we expect saintliness from them as well . |
| 12 | We expect heating of the ambient ionospheric electron gas in response to the precipitation of solar wind plasma , and the plasma density data ( not shown ) reveal that weak density increases emerge within the events late in their lifetime , at the highest latitudes . |
| 13 | One expects durability to be a hallmark of highly specific assets . |
| 14 | No one expects limousine-comfort from a 137mph coupe but , even so , you do n't get much ride absorbency with either car . |
| 15 | Now they expected information from him . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Significantly , the greeting trill is normally done when they are on the move , usually when they have come in from outside and are about to move off towards the place where they expect food to be waiting . |
| 18 | They want to be treated with respect and reverence ; and at the same time they expect equality with men , complete emancipation , and to compete in every form of masculine activity . |
| 19 | ‘ Telling him to expect word from this — what 's your name , girl ? ’ |
| 20 | Nevertheless , he expected assistance from him . |
| 21 | Greenspan stated that the probability of recession had slipped below 50 per cent and he expected growth in the first quarter of 1990 to be " slow but positive " . |
| 22 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects TASM to be in service ; and where they will be based . |
| 23 | Gergiev has nurtured a new generation of young singers in the Kirov — notably the sopranos Galina Gorchakova and Yelena Prokina , the mezzo Olga Borodina , the tenors Gegam Gregorian and Yuri Marusin — but he expects loyalty from them . |
| 24 | Based on current business levels and industry conditions , it expects turnover for the 1993 fiscal year to June 30 to be be between $1,250m and $1,300m . |