Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At any moment I expected one of the masters , placed at strategic intervals to stop a guy taking short cuts or lighting up a Havana cigar , to leap out from a place of concealment , brandishing The Times and bellowing , ‘ Come on , Britton ! |
| 2 | Reviewers would put ‘ When I first heard the name I expected four guys in Factory haircuts ’ . |
| 3 | But when I 've paid for a newspaper I expect all the pieces that I 've paid for . |
| 4 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |
| 5 | And with letters of authentication they expect international interest . |
| 6 | Morland has also issued new profit forecasts today showing that next year it expects pre-tax profits to rise by twenty-eight per cent . |
| 7 | Morland has also issued new profit forecasts today showing that next year it expects pre-tax profits to rise by twenty-eight per cent . |
| 8 | ‘ I say 50% , but in fact I expect more [ savings ] , ’ he said , but would not speculate on the exact amount he would save in processing the bank 's total 30,000 phone bills . |