Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Reviewers would put ‘ When I first heard the name I expected four guys in Factory haircuts ’ .
2 This is version one of what promises to be one of the leading packages in this field , and , given that that is the case , I expect future versions to add greatly to its functionality .
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 I expect amazing revelations — a scoop ! ’
7 I expect six hours
8 I expect most women of your age have had lovers ; not so many would admit it . ’
9 His vision of the future also included a reduction in university support services for authors ; fewer editors working on more books ; cheaper typesetting and data processing costs ; significantly reduced print runs ( ‘ I expect 50 copies will be considered a large run for some titles ’ ) ; electronic customer catalogues ; improved customer service ; a merging of the jobs of copy editor , designer and production controller ; and dramatically improved distribution ( ‘ the 10 minute book run off locally in the shop could soon be a reality ’ ) .
10 I expect further applications to come in during the next year and , with time , a growing number of applications as the benefits are seen to come through .
11 Anyway , why should n't I expect high standards from them ?
12 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 .
13 ‘ We are going to Liverpool at just the right time and there 's no reason for them to expect any favours from us . ’
14 You expect such tactics with cars nearing the end of their life , not with models just months old .
15 When you plug in a Ricky you expect certain things — not too much power but tons of friendly jangle and loads of character .
16 If you expect larger numbers of simultaneous QA activities , increase this parameter before running CREFDL .
17 It is a tough game , you expect these things .
18 Secretary or even Chairman before you expect these distinctions .
19 You expect most candidates to make you offers and promises — that would be the old way .
20 Using the information above , for what purposes would you expect particular lorries and cars to be travelling on the M8 , either way between Glasgow and Livingston ?
21 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 .
22 We expect great things of you . ’
23 We expect all horses that are well looked after to be cheerful , but like people , some display it more than others .
24 We expect all parents to support our aims fully and to uphold our Catholic ethos .
25 We must start to define where we expect genuine refugees to come from .
26 It 's a wonderful place to work , and we expect more surprises . ’
27 I confirm that there is still time for organisations to respond to our proposals and we expect more representations during the consultation period .
28 Hence , if the neutral theory is true , we expect those proteins with the most complex and precise functions to evolve slowest .
29 But because a given change in performance has less effect on fitness later in life , we expect deleterious mutations to cause a greater drop in fertility and survival probability later in life , assuming the same mutation rate for each age .
30 ‘ Under the new arrangements we have forecast total ERDF receipts in Scotland of £120 million and , on past experience , we expect local authorities to obtain around £75 million , ’ Mr Lang said .
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