Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Bell said : ‘ I expected some trouble but not on this scale — they acted like animals . |
| 2 | I expected this place to be in chaos — instead , it 's an oasis of calm . |
| 3 | But I expect many others to work on them after me and analyse them in their turn . |
| 4 | I expect many mothers have had the experience of standing at the sink washing and re-washing dishes because a teenage son or daughter is standing in the kitchen talking about something important , and once the dish-washing is over , he or she will go away . |
| 5 | TECs will have responsibility for the initiative , and I expect many bids . |
| 6 | Er , and I expect that margin to continue rising and be much higher again next year , so the medicine is working there . |
| 7 | I expect that lot belonged to her late husband . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I expect that business is involved , ’ he said . |
| 9 | I expect most women of your age have had lovers ; not so many would admit it . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Whenever I stand in the middle of a big field , ’ she said , ‘ I expect some harpy to come flying at me with a hockey stick . |
| 11 | I expect some people watching might think that wo wo football is a boy 's game , rather than a girl 's game , but of course that is n't the tradition is it ? |
| 12 | whatever you can , there 's no stipulation you 've got to do so many , you have to do whatever you can , but I expect some people can take them to work and just leave them on ca n't they ? |
| 13 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 14 | As the spend over the three years will be more than that — last year 's spend was £17 million and I expect this year 's to be £25 million , making a total of £42 million — I suppose that I could give my hon. Friend the assurance that he seeks , but even if our figures were so way out that I could be caught on that commitment , when I consider the matter next May — assuming that the burden still falls to me to do so — I would have to make the same calculation as I made this year . |
| 15 | Should I expect any building and development work in my resort ? |
| 16 | Since their work on cats had conditioned them to expect all parts of the visual cortex to contain orientation selective cells this oversight is , perhaps , understandable . |
| 17 | ‘ We are going to Liverpool at just the right time and there 's no reason for them to expect any favours from us . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Galadriel , ’ muttered Gilly , not that she expected this bale of blubber to manage her real name . |
| 19 | She expected some fury but none was forthcoming and she glanced across at him to find his eyes were fixed on the mountains , his face sombre . |
| 20 | Her eyes appraised him and her thin fingers were spread towards him fan-wise , it was clear she expected some money . |
| 21 | erm so that y so that you expected this sort of measure of service and if you were told the , if you were told the circumstances you might have said well that 's okay , no problem . |
| 22 | If you expect that child is going to do a fantastic job on that painting then that encouragement and confidence is coming across . |
| 23 | You expect such tactics with cars nearing the end of their life , not with models just months old . |
| 24 | It is a tough game , you expect these things . |
| 25 | Secretary or even Chairman before you expect these distinctions . |
| 26 | ‘ You expect more press interest even after the conference ? |
| 27 | You expect most candidates to make you offers and promises — that would be the old way . |
| 28 | it is , is the policy i i is , is would you need to set this up as , as it being a long term I E ho how quickly would you expect that kind of process to work through ? |
| 29 | You were told at the time you did , and Councillor told you at the time that th it was totally inadequate was the children 's budget , so how can you expect more money from the Government when your sense of priorities is so blatantly wrong on the money that you 're already handling . |
| 30 | Instead for many , many years there has been in Channel 4 a culture , which allowed you to expect these matters to be dealt with properly , without being made to feel that you were being perverse in raising the issue yet again or that you were making a point or a special case . |