Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought that because I had looked up to the twins on account of their wealth I expected others to do the same to me . |
| 2 | In the first investigative session I ever ran I expected pupils to produce a quadratic relationship , or at least a verbal description of one , from a problem involving lines and their intersections . |
| 3 | I do not mean by this that I expect managers to cry , or to clasp one another like footballers after a goal has been won . |
| 4 | And now every time I see an advert , or just anything , I expect things to explode . ’ |
| 5 | By the third day I expect third-years to work alone , and if you slip up , gal , I 'll have your guts for garters ! |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I think she 's very optimistic if she expects others to go by bus so that she can get her car out of Muirwood Road , to get to work in Wester Hailes . |
| 8 | Well , normally we expect things to go in straight lines . |
| 9 | ‘ And we expect others to keep coming forward . ’ |
| 10 | Now we expect operators to identify the root cause and make the problem go away themselves , ’ said factory systems manager . |
| 11 | We expect prices to start rising in the late summer or autumn . ’ |
| 12 | Simply that in higher education , we expect students to go beyond the material they encompass and to form their own affinity with it . |
| 13 | In this context , the phrase ‘ higher learning ’ is particularly helpful , because it prompts us to ask whether in higher education there is anything especially ‘ higher ’ about the learning we expect students to achieve . |
| 14 | We expect candidates to communicate effectively — but will not be looking for perfect Business English . |
| 15 | On the whole we expect opportunities to start paying off very quickly . |
| 16 | … we expect books to generate ideas for exploration , we try to choose books that will challenge and ask questions of our brightest children and yet provide an accessible experience for the weakest . |
| 17 | After all , we expect cuts to heal themselves , broken bones to knit , colds to clear . |
| 18 | We expect planes to take off on time . |
| 19 | This year we expect consumers to spend some £80 billion on leisure — almost one quarter of consumer spending . |
| 20 | But that is precisely what happens when we expect plants to live and thrive , not as nature intended , but on chemical fertilizers . |
| 21 | But how far can we expect institutions to fulfil the needs of historians in this area ? |
| 22 | And can we expect states to allow non-coercive jural agencies to gather information in an effective manner when this involves the divulgence of state secrets , even if this is seen as the only way to secure confidence in , for instance , disarmament treaties ? |
| 23 | Further , can we expect states to agree to accept such a system , particularly with compulsory reference to international courts and mandatory application of their decisions , even if there are not sanctions attached to non-adherence ? |
| 24 | Can we expect individuals to enjoy equal rights and participation in their social lives and yet work under an authoritarian structure at the workplace that gives them little responsibility and allows them little scope for participation ? |
| 25 | Besides , it could be very profitable : PR firms set an inflated value on their own services , and they expected others to do the same . |
| 26 | They expected workers to have little or no idea of their needs and to be out of sympathy with their interests or attitudes . |
| 27 | They expected diamonds to have a single atomic structure . |
| 28 | Wholesalers reported an improvement in sales both year-on-year and compared with February , and said they expected volumes to keep up the pace this month . |
| 29 | ‘ Why they expect women to surrender theirs , without a pang , I will never know . ’ |
| 30 | Prof McVie said that he expected drugs to counter rogue genes could be available within seven years . |