Example sentences of "[pron] expect [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the campaign in North Africa ended in success for the Allies in May everyone expected Joe to come home , but his company went straight to Italy . |
| 2 | I thought that because I had looked up to the twins on account of their wealth I expected others to do the same to me . |
| 3 | I expected Father to chase me , but when I reached the corner and looked back he was just standing there talking to the thin man . |
| 4 | Each evening when we tidied away our papers I expected Edward to invite me over to the Lodge for a drink or a meal , and the invitation was not extended . |
| 5 | In the first investigative session I ever ran I expected pupils to produce a quadratic relationship , or at least a verbal description of one , from a problem involving lines and their intersections . |
| 6 | I expect Crilly to ravish me , as promised by letters scrawled in lustful , sweeping biro , but he does n't . |
| 7 | I do not mean by this that I expect managers to cry , or to clasp one another like footballers after a goal has been won . |
| 8 | And now every time I see an advert , or just anything , I expect things to explode . ’ |
| 9 | I expect communication to improve as a result of this survey … |
| 10 | I expect communication to improve as a result of this survey . |
| 11 | ‘ I expect England to revert to the front row that has done so well for so long , which means I must play out of my skin against Moore for the chance to face the guy again next week . |
| 12 | By the third day I expect third-years to work alone , and if you slip up , gal , I 'll have your guts for garters ! |
| 13 | ‘ Now I expect God to change the whole country . |
| 14 | To ensure it wo n't be a pain in Spain I expect Graham to rely on his tested experienced players and sprinkle them with a blend of youth . |
| 15 | I expect people to regard this as my house and not to abuse my privacy . |
| 16 | In the fifth and final match , nobody expected Nestor to pull off more of his Friday night magic . |
| 17 | That would be about sixty , sixty one as I see , and er they were the last match of the season virtually was that they gained promotion on was Shrewsbury , which was at the game meadow and Arthur , the player manager who was a prolific goal scorer in his day , was playing at the time and er nobody expected Walsall to win but they ran out two-one winners and all down the A five that night all the pubs were full coming back with everyone celebrating , so erm , after then they had a civic dinner at the Town Hall for the players and they did a big flower display in the arboretum all set out in flowers the club badge and congratulation lads on winning promotion , and this when they kicked off the following season , in the second division , prior to that they played a friendly match against Leicester and Gordon was in goal and I took my boy with me Tim , who was only a toddler at the time , and he , I stood him on the old archway where the players used to run out , but the first league match was against Sunderland and Brian , actually played for Sunderland as centre forward and er Walsall ran out four-three winners in the end Tony , who was Walsall inside left got a hat trick and I believe Tommy , got the other goal and Brian scored for Sunderland , then the er we went on to the , the first away match which was at Derby County , and Walsall won that three-one . |
| 18 | Nobody expected Liz to uproot herself , like a woman , like a wife , and follow her husband to America : she was expected to stay where she was , pursuing her own career and pursuing her own inner life , whatever that might be . |
| 19 | You will have been given a time at which to expect clearance to leave the hold — this could be either EAT or OCT . |
| 20 | He was not going to get a bike because he would n't be able to reach the pedals , but I would n't have said anything even if I could have , because nobody expects people to tell the truth to women and , besides , that 's what friends are for , as they say . |
| 21 | Contradictions in a system which expects players to concentrate on football , yet not be paid ( unless you count scholarships ? ) are causing increasing problems . |
| 22 | Marrie said she expected Stephanie to make the under-21 team in the near future and possibly even the full team . |
| 23 | She expected Nicole to name a restaurant , but instead she named the hotel where she was staying , one of the more expensive hotels in London , and they arranged to meet up that afternoon , in her room . |
| 24 | She expected Lucy to head for their office : no one else was ever in before noon on the top floor . |
| 25 | She paused as though she expected Marion to say something . |
| 26 | Ruby had said she would be at the office again next morning by which time she expected Rain to have found something more profitable for her than keys . |
| 27 | That evening she expected Edward to join them for dinner at the house . |
| 28 | Airships are not all that easily shot down , a disconcerting fact to pilots in the First World War who expected tracer to ignite hydrogen gas at once . |
| 29 | You expected Tarzan to come swinging through the bushes after Jane . |
| 30 | Defenders gone deep and kept Collimore on side and this is where you expect Stan to do his trick . |