Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | German businessmen take a much more cheerful view of their economy than currency traders , who have lately driven the D-mark down : the balance of German companies expecting sales to rise over those expecting sales to fall is 69% , the widest margin in the chart . |
| 2 | That was sufficient because the early Christians expected Jesus to return immediately and set up the reign of God on earth . |
| 3 | LARGE investors expect London share prices to fall still further , some by as much as 20 per cent , after yesterday 's sharp drop on the stock market . |
| 4 | The analysis shows 31 p.c. of financial institutions expect business volumes to increase in the present three-month period , against 17 p.c. forecasting a fall . |
| 5 | Mexicans are the cheeriest : comparing optimists and pessimists , a net 76% of Mexican businessmen expect sales to rise in the second quarter of this year , compared with 69% in the first quarter . |