Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | In other words , Dr Blake , I expect one-hundred-per-cent support from every member of this team . ’ |
| 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 | 3.45:NOT many in with a chance here and I expect recent Fakenham scorer Love Anew and SKIPPING TIM to fight out the finish . |
| 7 | I expect amazing revelations — a scoop ! ’ |
| 8 | I expect six hours |
| 9 | I expect young people of today would rate the fair rides of the early 1920 's quite tame affairs . |
| 10 | Er , and I expect that margin to continue rising and be much higher again next year , so the medicine is working there . |
| 11 | I expect that lot belonged to her late husband . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I expect that business is involved , ’ he said . |
| 13 | I expect most women of your age have had lovers ; not so many would admit it . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I expect underlying inflation to be 3.75 per cent at the end of this year , close to the top of its target range . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ? |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | 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 ’ ) . |
| 19 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 20 | I expect next week to be your last chance to register before the shut-off date . |
| 21 | I expect next week when she 's six till two , it 's easier in n it ? |
| 22 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | If you expect that child is going to do a fantastic job on that painting then that encouragement and confidence is coming across . |
| 26 | You expect such tactics with cars nearing the end of their life , not with models just months old . |
| 27 | When you plug in a Ricky you expect certain things — not too much power but tons of friendly jangle and loads of character . |
| 28 | If you expect larger numbers of simultaneous QA activities , increase this parameter before running CREFDL . |
| 29 | Hills cut him from 10-1 to 6-1 , prompting their representative , Don Payne , to comment : ‘ You expect big market moves before races like this , but I 've never seen anything on this scale . ’ |
| 30 | It is a tough game , you expect these things . |