Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I 'd no room in this shop , there was no erm anywhere to store them expect the man just here see , where the g where they used to keep his car . |
| 2 | Once when he swung across the road to frighten a cyclist by passing within inches of him at forty miles an hour I expected the Feldwebel or the officer to be angry . |
| 3 | At £17.50 a ticket , I expected the band to come on for a bit longer or were they all dashing off to see Lady Chatterley too ? |
| 4 | And she thumped the cake down so hard in front of me that I expected the plate to shatter . |
| 5 | With 33% of Britons likely to get cancer and with cancer being the fear it is , I expected the queue to stretch to Weston-super-Mare and beyond . |
| 6 | I expected the Polynesians there to be just as subject to the ailments of the flesh as anywhere else in the world — especially polio — otherwise what would they need a doctor for ? |
| 7 | Josh does n't have much of an appetite at present , but I expect the boys will be hungry when they get home from school . ’ |
| 8 | Erm yeah I expect the answers will be at the back . |
| 9 | I expect the draper made an extra ⅛ penny on each transaction , not a fortune but could lead to one in a lifetime of trading . |
| 10 | I expect the improvements in services that Londoners should see in the coming years to speak for themselves , but there is no room for complacency . |
| 11 | I 'm I 'm sorry Councillor Wyle , I expect the courtesy towards the Chair , and I am now summing up , so please be quiet . |
| 12 | In cases of long standing chronic disease I expect the patient to start feeling better within a day or two and certainly would n't continue with a remedy if there was no improvement after a week . |
| 13 | I expect the Concorde drivers will probably be quite pleased to have some company up here . ’ |
| 14 | That is a beginning , but I expect the insurance industry to do much more in helping to reduce car crime . |
| 15 | As the economy recovers and the unfavourable short-term effects of the fall in the exchange rate feed through , I expect the deficit to widen this year to £17.5 billion . ’ |
| 16 | I expect the cab weighs a ton , but the whole kit is still very portable , size-wise . |
| 17 | I expect the conditions in some of the houses you went into were , were er pretty poor . |
| 18 | One client even received a letter from Harvard Securities saying of Towerbell : " I expect the price to rise to higher levels and will advise further " . |
| 19 | I expect the crew had tiptoed down very gently from the bunk above while he slept . |
| 20 | ‘ I expect the coach company are using this one while the usual coach is being repaired . ’ |
| 21 | I 'm just saying there was mine was Tech , I expect the college at the old college . |
| 22 | However , I expect the differential between unleaded and diesel to revert to the norm in the summer months . |
| 23 | There was some truth in this but I expect the practice still goes on today . |
| 24 | ‘ I expect the Ship is more difficult , ’ said Masklin diplomatically . |
| 25 | I expect the matter to be dealt with promptly . |
| 26 | I expect the team to look like this : - |
| 27 | ‘ I expect the Emperor 's getting bored with the waiting and decided to see if anyone was awake on this side of the border . ’ |
| 28 | The Economist circulation is now five hundred and twenty five thousand each week , and although their er year is out of sync with ours , I expect the profits for the year to be at or near record levels once again . |
| 29 | ‘ By about round four , I expect the height and weight advantage to be neutralised and he 'll start running the numbers on Bowe . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I could n't , ’ Knocker grunted , ‘ do n't get much call for 'em around here , but I expect the Missus can . ’ |