Example sentences of "[pron] expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reviewers would put ‘ When I first heard the name I expected four guys in Factory haircuts ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ It is simply that I expected better service , ’ he snapped . |
| 3 | I expected blue murder but , to my delight , he was very proud . ’ |
| 4 | I expected ecological debate , the odd clash over vegetarianism and a hint of hippiness . |
| 5 | I expected new information . |
| 6 | And Bell said : ‘ I expected some trouble but not on this scale — they acted like animals . |
| 7 | I set off again , maintaining for some reason — perhaps because I expected further farm creatures to wander across my path — my slow speed of before . |
| 8 | At Calais the peg-legged porter unloading the baggage with as much agility as his able-bodied fellows became , in my over-heated imagination , a victim of Verdun , and such was the exotic evocation of ‘ foreign soil ’ , that I think I expected northern France to be totally distinct from southern England — almost like another planet . |
| 9 | I would prefer to see a straight Rocky-Strachan swap ( as I expected last year ) but I guess the wee man is still playing to well for this . |
| 10 | I expected this place to be in chaos — instead , it 's an oasis of calm . |
| 11 | This is version one of what promises to be one of the leading packages in this field , and , given that that is the case , I expect future versions to add greatly to its functionality . |
| 12 | In other words , Dr Blake , I expect one-hundred-per-cent support from every member of this team . ’ |
| 13 | But I expect many others to work on them after me and analyse them in their turn . |
| 14 | I expect many mothers have had the experience of standing at the sink washing and re-washing dishes because a teenage son or daughter is standing in the kitchen talking about something important , and once the dish-washing is over , he or she will go away . |
| 15 | TECs will have responsibility for the initiative , and I expect many bids . |
| 16 | 3.45:NOT many in with a chance here and I expect recent Fakenham scorer Love Anew and SKIPPING TIM to fight out the finish . |
| 17 | I expect amazing revelations — a scoop ! ’ |
| 18 | I expect six hours |
| 19 | I expect young people of today would rate the fair rides of the early 1920 's quite tame affairs . |
| 20 | Er , and I expect that margin to continue rising and be much higher again next year , so the medicine is working there . |
| 21 | I expect that lot belonged to her late husband . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I expect that business is involved , ’ he said . |
| 23 | I expect most women of your age have had lovers ; not so many would admit it . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I expect underlying inflation to be 3.75 per cent at the end of this year , close to the top of its target range . |
| 25 | ‘ Whenever I stand in the middle of a big field , ’ she said , ‘ I expect some harpy to come flying at me with a hockey stick . |
| 26 | I expect some people watching might think that wo wo football is a boy 's game , rather than a girl 's game , but of course that is n't the tradition is it ? |
| 27 | whatever you can , there 's no stipulation you 've got to do so many , you have to do whatever you can , but I expect some people can take them to work and just leave them on ca n't they ? |
| 28 | His vision of the future also included a reduction in university support services for authors ; fewer editors working on more books ; cheaper typesetting and data processing costs ; significantly reduced print runs ( ‘ I expect 50 copies will be considered a large run for some titles ’ ) ; electronic customer catalogues ; improved customer service ; a merging of the jobs of copy editor , designer and production controller ; and dramatically improved distribution ( ‘ the 10 minute book run off locally in the shop could soon be a reality ’ ) . |
| 29 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 30 | I expect next week to be your last chance to register before the shut-off date . |