Example sentences of "[pron] expect [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I EXPECT something firm , manic , menacing , but the handshake is actually soft and warm , limp even . |
| 2 | I expect nothing short of a bloodbath . |
| 3 | I expect they all went in the Second World War . |
| 4 | Cos that , I mean they 're always going to be useful I use them myself and I expect you all |
| 5 | When I come back I expect you all to have worked hard and got the team another 9 points and a top of the league position . |
| 6 | The girls I knew at COHQ thought he was particularly unattractive , but I expect his own girls applied different criteria . |
| 7 | I expect my own daughter will be like this in a year or two . |
| 8 | I expect your little Anna is the same ! |
| 9 | ‘ I expect our toughest game of the season against them . ’ |
| 10 | I expect our little miss found it repugnant , the first dirty old man she was put to . |
| 11 | Before reading further , think about the last few chapters and decide what you expect their empirical studies have found . |
| 12 | I 'm really surprised that you expect something logical from an outfit that released their second album well in the wake of their third . |
| 13 | They can be used for retirement planning for those currently paying the top rate of income tax and who expect their post-retirement income to attract basic tax only . |
| 14 | The lesson our Party draws is important that all of us , individuals and corporations alike , have a responsibility to reflect the values we expect our fellow citizens to exhibit . |
| 15 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
| 16 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |