Example sentences of "[pron] expect [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | I expect Crilly to ravish me , as promised by letters scrawled in lustful , sweeping biro , but he does n't . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | And now every time I see an advert , or just anything , I expect things to explode . ’ |
4 | I expect communication to improve as a result of this survey … |
5 | I expect communication to improve as a result of this survey . |
6 | ‘ 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 . |
7 | By the third day I expect third-years to work alone , and if you slip up , gal , I 'll have your guts for garters ! |
8 | ‘ Now I expect God to change the whole country . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | I expect people to regard this as my house and not to abuse my privacy . |
11 | Defenders gone deep and kept Collimore on side and this is where you expect Stan to do his trick . |
12 | You expect fire to come out of the back of his ball when he hits it , but his ball 's flight is no different to mine . |
13 | You expect fire to come out of the back of his ball when he hits it , but his ball 's flight is no different to mine . |
14 | The changed role of the nurse from being carer , provider and giver of advice and direction is also new for Community Mothers and clients who expect nurses to operate from their traditional professional role and to have all the answers , and deal with all the problems . |
15 | Well , normally we expect things to go in straight lines . |
16 | Within the European time zone we expect competition to intensify with the creation of a single EC capital market and the possible advent of a single currency , the ECU . |
17 | ‘ And we expect others to keep coming forward . ’ |
18 | Now we expect operators to identify the root cause and make the problem go away themselves , ’ said factory systems manager . |
19 | We expect prices to start rising in the late summer or autumn . ’ |
20 | Simply that in higher education , we expect students to go beyond the material they encompass and to form their own affinity with it . |
21 | In this context , the phrase ‘ higher learning ’ is particularly helpful , because it prompts us to ask whether in higher education there is anything especially ‘ higher ’ about the learning we expect students to achieve . |
22 | In the way that military tactics fail by being repeated without regard to changed environment and situation , we expect people to live up to their reputation when the circumstances in which they are performing are very different . |
23 | Aiming at 70 Implementor sales for 1993 , Hugh McCartney , the company 's managing director said that 75% of business will still come from people developing applications for the AS/400 : ‘ We expect people to migrate in two to three years . |
24 | We expect people to pay their debts . |
25 | We expect candidates to communicate effectively — but will not be looking for perfect Business English . |
26 | On the whole we expect opportunities to start paying off very quickly . |
27 | … we expect books to generate ideas for exploration , we try to choose books that will challenge and ask questions of our brightest children and yet provide an accessible experience for the weakest . |
28 | Hunting may well become outlawed but we are deluding ourselves if we expect angling to follow in the foreseeable future although I am sure it will also go in future decades . |
29 | After all , we expect cuts to heal themselves , broken bones to knit , colds to clear . |
30 | We expect GDP to grow by 1.25 per cent this year , with the recovery gathering pace . |