Example sentences of "[noun pl] expect a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Prior to the general election , when many experts expected a Labour victory followed by a rise in base rates , there were several enticing bonds to go for .
2 Investing institutions expect a net cash inflow of £30 billion-40 billion this year .
3 Ferry lines expect a huge rush of passengers taking advantage of the new freedom .
4 You still have to be on top of your stuff , though — judges expect a certain level of competence to staging a little-girl-lost act in court will do no good whatsoever .
5 Retailers expect a bigger improvement in June , but their expectations have proved to be over-optimistic in the past two months .
6 ‘ Our customers expect a high level of knowledge .
7 Muller and his team-mates expect a hard four-match tour and welcome the challenge .
8 Just as investors expect a high return for their capital , we should expect working people to receive a fair return for their labour .
9 ‘ Export prospects look brighter with smaller firms expecting a slight increase in orders in the next four months .
10 He warned his players to expect a hostile reception in England and said : ‘ We came mentally prepared for a hard time and determined to give our answer out there on the field .
11 Your article , Antenatal Tests , did not mention that mothers expecting a multiple birth are usually advised against having amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling .
12 MOST voters expect a hung Parliament after Thursday but half are unhappy about the idea , according to Gallup 's final pre-election survey for The Sunday Telegraph .
13 Most City forecasters expect a bigger fall in the current-account deficit .
14 James turned up at the docks expecting a luxury liner , only to find a cargo ship and a deck-hand 's job waiting for him .
15 It is also possible that late nineteenth and early twentieth-century working class women expected a greater degree of drunkenness and violence on the part of husbands than would be tolerated today .
16 Middlesbrough have sold their full 4,000 allocation and Wolves expect a 20,000 crowd .
17 In a normal year , he says , estate agents expect a quiet start , followed by a good spring and autumn , a quiet summer and a poor winter .
18 Novell Inc is getting together with Oracle Corp on June 15 to announce ‘ a major joint initiative relating to products and strategies for Enterprise Network Computing ’ : analysts expect a strategic move in response to Microsoft Corp working closely with Sybase Inc on Windows NT , but the agreement is not thought to involve equity stakes .
19 Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke alerted Tory MPs to expect a public backlash when he went on TV to ram home the message that ‘ painful ’ spending decisions had to be accepted by the country .
20 Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke alerted Tory MPs to expect a public backlash when he went on TV to ram home the message that ‘ painful ’ spending decisions had to be accepted by the country .
21 The Commission nevertheless insists there are no grounds to expect a significant impact on Community markets .
22 Extending this principle a little further , each one of these types expects a certain reaction from their chosen victim — perhaps terror , disgust , humiliation or just stunned silence .
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