Example sentences of "[pers pn] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As any Boy Scout could tell you , this means : ‘ I expect a return . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ And you think I expect a return ? ’ |
| 3 | I expect a windfall of treesnakes and insects |
| 4 | As for me , the things I expect a computer to do have advanced somewhat . |
| 5 | Suppose that I expect a colleague to give me a lift home this evening , but that her car has a flat battery ; this wo n't stop us , however , because a friend 's car is parked conveniently near with some jump leads which we can use to get her car to start . |
| 6 | You see , I expect a lot of Labour voters will spoil their ballot papers by writing ‘ F … ing Tory ’ next to my name . |
| 7 | Yet the aim is for individuals on both sides to come together and explore , ex tempore , mutual areas of interest in the conference venue , the Glasgow Hilton , ( ’ I expect a lot of the business to be done in the corridors ’ , said Howell ) or at the Computer Solutions Show which runs simultaneously at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre . |
| 8 | I expect a letter , she thought . |
| 9 | I I expect a letter from |
| 10 | I expect a letter from her saying how nice that belch was and what what perfect notational quality it was . |
| 11 | And naturally you expect a member of our own family to be trustworthy . |
| 12 | If you expect a child to write about a personal experience , engagement with that experience has to be regarded as a priority . |
| 13 | He has already dumped reserves , while yesterday defender Matt Jackson and Stuart Barlow Kendall said : ’ You expect a reaction to the kind of hammering I have the players on Saturday . |
| 14 | ‘ You expect a fleet ? |
| 15 | ‘ When you expect a deal to happen they may tell you there has been a last minute problem and the people either providing the funds or the guarantee either require a non-performance bond to be put up or require some kind of payment up front to prove you really mean business . |
| 16 | We expect a return on our investment . |
| 17 | When we offer a child a symbol , we expect a response . |
| 18 | His solicitor , Michael Hanley , said : ‘ We expect a date for his deportation is imminent . |
| 19 | For example , suppose we have a company from which we expect a dividend growth of 25 per cent for the next 5 years . |
| 20 | We expect a lead from Westminster , not a vacuum left at Christmas or any other time of the year by a bunch of freeloaders . |
| 21 | If we then take a biochemical marker , such as , say , increased fucose incorporation in the hours after training , we expect a difference between A and D , due to the training , and between C and F , as the delayed shock group has both tasted the bead and shows the memory . |
| 22 | There 's a lot of talent among these youngsters and we expect a lot of them . ’ |
| 23 | We expect a lot more customers to take advantage of the price cuts . ’ |
| 24 | but then then they expect a tip |
| 25 | This year they expect a turnover of £170 m , and More than half their shoes are sold abroad . |
| 26 | ‘ They expect a fleet of Genoese ships . |