Example sentences of "[conj] expect a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without waiting for or expecting a reply , Martha and the reluctant Tilda walked through into the back office . |
| 2 | Collins , which is publishing Mrs Thatcher 's memoirs , is one of those that expect a glut in the market . |
| 3 | Supervisors demand to be kept fully informed , and expect a field officer to have at his fingertips all relevant details about any pollution and the people involved . |
| 4 | For visitors would stare at her , ask her questions , would talk and expect a reply , and Alida knew that she could say nothing , could not cope with any demands . |
| 5 | He would never be officially informed that Rich had applied for a warrant and to expect a bailiff at his door next week . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ It is not a time limited offer but we will be sending the contracts out and expecting a response to them . ’ |
| 7 | The unmitigated gall of the man , strolling up at this time and expecting a welcome . |
| 8 | Regina was back home and expecting a baby by the end of the year . |
| 9 | Luke was still staring at her as if expecting a rabbit to emerge from her sleeve at any moment . |
| 10 | I am , after all , ’ he added , glaring round the room as if expecting a challenge , ‘ the executor of Sir Ralph 's . ’ |
| 11 | Every author makes certain assumptions about his or her reader and expects a degree of knowledge , understanding , and experience . |
| 12 | However , it thinks some kind of contact will be forged over time and expects a port to the company 's DRS6000 Unix box to materialise in the not too distant future . |
| 13 | According to Mr Gross , the JMU demands more than adequate planning , controlling and recording of work ; does not distinguish between small and large companies ; and expects a memorandum setting out the outline ordered approach . |
| 14 | Power Chess is as expected a computer implementation of the famous strategic board game . |
| 15 | Her lips were satisfyingly full , tensed to one side as though expecting a blow at any moment . |
| 16 | Hari shook her head in fear and looked around her as though expecting a solution to present itself . |