Example sentences of "[pron] expect [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected to find interdependence , but no uniformity , in the Greek approach to the various nations and in the response of these nations ( when recognizable from our evidence ) to the Greek approach . |
| 2 | I knew that Hannah had experienced problems with rodents so I expected to find rat runs and nests underneath the flags , but only mice had been there . |
| 3 | At this time it was , to use Nettl 's term , an ‘ inheritor party ’ ; that is to say , a party which expects to inherit power following the decline and overthrow of the existing political system and its socio-economic basis . |
| 4 | So if unemployment benefit is suspended and erm another circumstance which might arise is somebody expects to receive unemployment benefit and then finds that they 're not entitled to it . |
| 5 | He had taken it , now , that she was not going ; she expected to see resentment blossom , but he did not resent it . |
| 6 | Looking down she expected to see blood , awfulness , something dead . |
| 7 | Abbey National already provided a receipt for mortgage monies ; and a practice rule could be introduced requiring a solicitor who expected to receive evidence of payment to report the matter if this were not forthcoming in a prescribed period . |
| 8 | If you expect to receive information from several sources for a particular topic , the space allocated to that topic must be large , so that later notes can be added . |
| 9 | Like a bottle you expect to have whisky in and it turns out to be full of a specimen for the doctor . ’ |
| 10 | Ours is not the kind of house where you expect to steal jewellery and furs . |
| 11 | ‘ How do you expect to unite humanity when you ca n't keep your own family united ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why did you expect to find Rose here ? ’ |
| 13 | We reached Chelalo on the Arussi mountains in the afternoon of 5 October ; it was here that we expected to find nyala . |
| 14 | We expected to have security problems with Mrs Thatcher , but in fact they were nothing compared with those posed by the other guest on that show — Barry Manilow . |
| 15 | We expected to gain insight into what these transitions mean to the individuals undergoing them so as to find ways of offering them understanding and support . |
| 16 | We expect to take delivery some time after June . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | We expect to make progress over the next couple of weeks . |
| 19 | We are looking for it to have a reasonable rally this summer and we are positive about the dollar so we expect to make money out of currency as well . ’ |
| 20 | Bernard was at the least reckoning an ambitious yeoman , the kind we expect to find purchasing land , like the Chibnalls of Sherington , not selling — unless , of course , he had done so in order to finance the purchase of his lease , or to stock the new and very much bigger farm ; but this is pure speculation . |
| 21 | We expect to find a guilty incident or relationship because he writes continually of guilt ; we expect to find sin because he speaks of atonement and expiation . |
| 22 | How many are we expecting to take part ? |
| 23 | On a new house one expects to see shrinkage cracks in the plaster on walls and ceilings , but not on the outside . |
| 24 | As a result of the increase , some banks and building societies said they expected to raise mortgage rates by between 1 and 1.5 per cent , probably from 1 November . |
| 25 | City economists welcomed the decision to raise rates and defend the pound 's value , which they expect to subdue inflation more effectively . |
| 26 | For the second consecutive month , manufacturers indicate they expect to increase output in the next four months . |
| 27 | After Maastricht , he expects to raise cohesion funds , to be spent in Europe 's remote corners and bring us all into one happy family . |
| 28 | On the other hand , all three decisions confirm that an employee would be rashly optimistic if he expects to gain compensation from the mere fact the employer is selling or otherwise exploiting the patented invention with a significant measure of success . |
| 29 | Microsoft did n't fail to make the point that it expects to take market share away from Novell because NT includes networking while at the same time trouncing Unix . |
| 30 | NCube Inc , Foster City , California says that it expects to win agreement within three months for one of Japan 's Big Three mainframe manufacturers to start marketing its massively parallel machines , and suggests that Siemens AG may also adopt them for marketing in Europe . |