Example sentences of "[pron] expect [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expected no better , ’ said Herluin bitterly , and took the broken box in his hands to stare at the damage . |
| 2 | I have always thought that league results are what matter most to Motherwell and I expect a harder game than were given that day . ’ |
| 3 | But if he killed Harry , would n't you expect a greater amount of soaking ? ’ |
| 4 | Over the next twelve months we expect a further increase in those needing our Home Care service to enable them to live and die at home . |
| 5 | Almost 200 places , in addition to those in shelters which I have mentioned , have opened this month , and we expect a further 120 places in winter shelters to open very shortly . |
| 6 | We expect a further reduction in 1993 . |
| 7 | The people slipping and sliding on the pavements , spattered with slush by the passing traffic , look stoically wretched , as if they expect no better from life . |
| 8 | Why may they expect a better future ? |
| 9 | In January 1989 the government said it expected a further 361,000 sales over the next three years . |
| 10 | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the higher standards of residual stability recommended by the steering committee of the roll on/roll off ferry safety research programme to be applied to all roll on/roll off ferries using British ports . |
| 11 | It expects a smaller invisibles surplus than before , but the forecasters are a lot more optimistic about visible trade : exports are booming . |
| 12 | It expects a further 29 tonnes on completion of the CEGB/SSEB Magnox programme plus an additional 34 tonnes of plutonium from the existing and committed AGR programme . |