Example sentences of "[pron] expect [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected more of you but perhaps you deserve a second chance . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I expect that to be the same this time , but a fortnight away from Russia is a long time and things change so quickly , ’ said the bespectacled runner . |
| 3 | At present , other matters are proceeding , but I can tell the hon. Gentleman — I am grateful to him for seeking clarification — that in respect of a further order for type 23s , I expect that to be at a broadly similar interval comparing this with the previous order that was placed . |
| 4 | From the moment I could understand the human voice 1 — and I expect most of my generation — was told to be ‘ seen and not heard ’ … ‘ consider others before yourself ’ … ‘ never complain' and if you were a boy child , then you were exhorted to be a man , to show no emotion , and not to be a sissy . |
| 5 | I expect most of my wheat will be destroyed in this rain . ’ |
| 6 | First of all , I expect most of you have heard that the proposed holiday to Torbay has had to be cancelled cos we did n't have enough support . |
| 7 | I c I , I tell this story cos I think it illustrates it very much , I expect most of you have er if you have n't been you 've heard of Dale in Derbyshire , and it 's this river with a , a lovely walk either side of the river , you walk along the side and then you come to the point where there 's a bend in the river and there 's these gorgeous great enormous stepping stones . |
| 8 | I expect some of us will be moving off soon , going to the places where summer work 's to be found . |
| 9 | I expect some of those boys in the village have probably been shooting vermin . |
| 10 | His mother 's fluent , though inaccurate , English and confident manner may have led them to expect more of him . |
| 11 | She pledged that the Government would safeguard those that did not opt for trust status , but she expected this to be a minority . |
| 12 | Would you expect these to be accompanied by an increasing diversity of local political activity ? |
| 13 | Assuming the model is similar to the form of Bristol , in which direction do you expect most of the low density , richer housing to be ? |
| 14 | For various reasons , we expected little of the sitting hen . |
| 15 | We should also remember that we expect many of the elderly to function under circumstances of stress which would strain people of any age : bereavement , repeated as contemporaries gradually die , worry about money , fear of increasing infirmity , isolation and death . |
| 16 | ‘ Let us just say that we expect this to be your only half-witted jape for the entire term . |
| 17 | ‘ We expect this to be treated as a separate case of possession of heroin for personal use , ’ she said . |
| 18 | When when can we expect this as a standard feature on the database ? |
| 19 | If they 're used to working long hours , they expect that off you . |
| 20 | Most auction companies appear to be waiting until the transfer legislation is in place before they too offer sheep quota — and they expect most of 1993 trading to concentrate on leasing . |
| 21 | He also said he expected some of the banned garages and testers to appeal against the rulings , and meanwhile they were allowed to continue MOT testing . |
| 22 | After the breakdown of talks in London he said he expected most of the cuts to fall on Merseyside 's Halewood plant . |
| 23 | He said he expected most of the cuts to fall on Merseyside 's Halewood plant . |
| 24 | While worldwide , he anticipates that revenues will increase by between 15% and 20% , he expects this to be more like 27% to 30% in the UK . |