Example sentences of "[adj] [that] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Convention not only transferred the Crown to William and Mary , but also laid down certain terms for the new rulers in the document known as the Declaration of Rights , and if the offer of the Crown was not strictly speaking conditional upon William and Mary 's acceptance of these terms , it was clear that everyone expected that they were to abide by them . |
| 2 | Now they were making it clear that they expected more from her : " If I had done reasonably well , they would say that I should have done better , and if I had done badly , they would ask , " What 's wrong with you ? " " |
| 3 | When told it could , Postelnicu made it clear that he expected a regular supply of Scotch to be discreetly deposited there . |
| 4 | In this he was only following in Lanfranc 's footsteps , and it is clear that he expected the king to exercise more authority in ecclesiastical affairs than the more ‘ advanced ’ ecclesiastical theorists of his time thought tolerable . |
| 5 | He also advocated the appointment of prison inspectors and made it clear that he expected them to be as thorough as he himself had been , probing every corner and speaking with every prisoner . |
| 6 | She would cook them all a good breakfast and make it clear that she expected them to be at the table on time . |
| 7 | In another change of tack — there was a time when OS/2 was the whole future as far as the company was concerned , Microsoft Corp is switching its signals and is now making it clear that it expects MS-DOS users to prepare to switch to Windows NT . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's much more hilly that I expected , much more severe , more than anyone said to me , ’ said Montgomerie . |
| 9 | He banged his cup down on its saucer , so hard that she expected it to shatter . |
| 10 | When we make it obvious that we expect the worst from people , the worst is usually what we get . |
| 11 | The bulk of domiciliary care is already provided by families , but Mrs Thatcher has made it plain that she expects families to take on extra responsibilities , and this is also apparent in the White Paper on Caring for People . |
| 12 | Eileen was amazed that he expected a reply . |
| 13 | I am not so green that I expect to get the sole credit on this movie . |
| 14 | Hunter , Joyce , and Redruth were told what was happening , and were less surprised that we expected them to be . |
| 15 | I 'm really surprised that you expect something logical from an outfit that released their second album well in the wake of their third . |
| 16 | And having long been supported by the institution he will be crucially aware that it expects a degree of loyalty verging on deference or acquiescence . |
| 17 | Malky decided that it would be special , but it turned out to be more special that he expected . |