Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [det] [noun sg] " 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 | Er , and I expect that margin to continue rising and be much higher again next year , so the medicine is working there . |
| 4 | I expect that lot belonged to her late husband . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I expect that business is involved , ’ he said . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Should I expect any building and development work in my resort ? |
| 10 | ‘ Galadriel , ’ muttered Gilly , not that she expected this bale of blubber to manage her real name . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Her eyes appraised him and her thin fingers were spread towards him fan-wise , it was clear she expected some money . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | If you expect that child is going to do a fantastic job on that painting then that encouragement and confidence is coming across . |
| 15 | ‘ You expect more press interest even after the conference ? |
| 16 | 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 ? |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Are you expecting any violence ? |
| 19 | We expected little advertising support for the first effort in our new format but it came anyway on the strength of our description . |
| 20 | From what we already knew about its audiences and programme content , we expected that television would have a stronger influence on public information and perceptions than on public attitudes and choices ; while the press , particularly the mass-selling tabloids , would have a stronger influence on public attitudes and choices than on public information and perceptions . |
| 21 | Anyway , at Stevenage Town Hall we told Ralph that we expected some money for these . |
| 22 | Not only that but we expect that reward to be a fair and just one . |
| 23 | As the contraction programmes already announced take effect , we expect that employee numbers will continue to fall . |
| 24 | If we work extra hard for our employers we expect some kind of reward in return . |
| 25 | We expect some account of Sicilian civilization and resources , some description of the fortifications of Syracuse , the temples ( an index of prosperity ) of Akragas , or the revenues derived from the subjugated interior ; something , in fact , like Herodotus book ii , about Egypt , which introduced the invasion by the Persian king Kambyses . |
| 26 | ‘ We 're now asking them to accept a revised model and we expect some opposition . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ A number of distinguished engineers have been Whitworth Scholars , and we expect this year 's award winners to be high achievers in their subsequent careers , ’ he said . |
| 28 | How do you know whether anything has been a success , or whether you 're doing anything right , unless you ask , and we expect this rationale to follow through into our community investment programme . |
| 29 | We expect this exhibition to be of particular interest to sports administrators and physiotherapists . |
| 30 | Here they expect that coal will be available nearby for long into the future . |