Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] expect [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally , in football management you expect ridicule and criticism , and you must always rise above it , especially if it is constructive , but this poor excuse for a handkerchief seems obsessed not with football but with my receding hairline , e.g. the ‘ Spot The Baldy ’ competition on page two , and with making juvenile remarks about my beer gut . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The four main zaibatsu were more than able to supply the financial needs of the two main political parties , but in return they expected state support to continue . |
| 4 | Ministers said last night they expected market pressures would force Ford to scrap their price rises within a few months , or they could be forced to discount their prices very heavily . |
| 5 | Ruby had said she would be at the office again next morning by which time she expected Rain to have found something more profitable for her than keys . |
| 6 | They want to be treated with respect and reverence ; and at the same time they expect equality with men , complete emancipation , and to compete in every form of masculine activity . |