Example sentences of "[pers pn] know [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But in this job I know what to expect . |
| 2 | I 've watched Casualty on TV often enough , so I knew what to expect at the hospital : lots of furrowed brows and swishing cubicle curtains . |
| 3 | And er but erm I think my erm sort of brief contacts with coming and visiting , when I actually came to live on the flats , erm I I knew what to expect and er and erm I was n't I was n't surprised at erm you know , how what the living conditions were like . |
| 4 | I had been on one of these camps before so I thought that I knew what to expect . |
| 5 | If you find you are not ‘ in the right place ’ , then look at the written statements and ask PP to say them again now that you know what to expect . |
| 6 | ‘ You know what to expect ? ’ |
| 7 | We can give them booklets , information on you know what to expect |
| 8 | after that we sort of passed it on to the one next you know what to expect , but if it was down to my mother she 'd never tell you . |
| 9 | If you take it , I shall hear , and you know what to expect , do n't you ? |
| 10 | She knew what to expect from the cykeman , but she was counting on his not knowing what to expect from her . |
| 11 | Kate , pregnant with her second baby , thought she knew what to expect when it came to giving birth , especially since she 'd had a long labour first time round . |
| 12 | Cleo noticed he had left the circle incomplete ; she knew he expected her to join him within its protection before he sealed it . |
| 13 | ‘ You knew what to expect when you came to my room tonight . |
| 14 | ‘ We know what to expect from the world champions , ’ said Davies . |
| 15 | We know what to expect . |
| 16 | We knew what to expect , but it was still upsetting . |
| 17 | As experienced dog owners we thought we knew what to expect at first — a little mess , some chewing , a bit of a handful . |
| 18 | An argument frequently advanced for being consistent is that it is fairer on other people , they know what to expect and ‘ where they stand ’ . |
| 19 | They know what to expect and what to ask for , and they tend to deliver extremely well . |
| 20 | My attitude on the block was ; they know what they 're there for , if they overstep the mark they know what to expect . |
| 21 | Two of the women who were moved up with me had already been in prison , one for about a year , one for about eight months , so they knew what to expect . |
| 22 | Mr Reynolds was also given information about the operation and what would happen to him afterwards so that he knew what to expect . |
| 23 | ‘ It was probably because he was a doctor that he could n't face the future — he knew what to expect , ’ said Rachel bitterly , then as she caught sight of her mother 's expression she said hurriedly , ‘ Oh , I 'm not making excuses for him , I 'm just stating a fact . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Defenders do n't like playing against him because he gives them a rough time but he knows what to expect from me . |
| 25 | I agree the West must not support such despots by arming them to the teeth , but one thing the war did show was that if any other would-be adventurist in the Middle East tries to do the same as Saddam , he knows what to expect . . |
| 26 | None of us knew what to expect ; we all felt somewhat unsure of one another . |