Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well in that case I expect , you know , some of us could become a caretaker if they 're having to pay us |
| 2 | In this case it expects the Go option to be pressed . |
| 3 | Have another green I expect . |
| 4 | All the week the receipts had been unusually high , but this evening he expected to break all records . |
| 5 | This morning they expect to hear if they 'll be offered professional terms . |
| 6 | This year they expect a turnover of £170 m , and More than half their shoes are sold abroad . |
| 7 | This year we expect consumers to spend some £80 billion on leisure — almost one quarter of consumer spending . |
| 8 | If this should prove genuine , it is about as welcome as a High Court summons — another document I expect hourly unless the Bradford branch of the Inland Revenue adopts a more compassionate attitude to its clients . ’ |
| 9 | This Christmas she expected a baby . |
| 10 | Prof Plant , 47 , will not say how much change he expects by the time he retires — even though , as an expert on the German philosopher Hegel , historic change on a grand scale fascinates him . |
| 11 | Prof Plant , 47 , will not say how much change he expects by the time he retires — even though , as an expert on the German philosopher Hegel , historic change on a grand scale fascinates him . |
| 12 | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy at current trends , how much plutonium he expects the thermal oxide reprocessing plant to have produced by the year 2000 . |
| 13 | Will the right hon. Gentleman remind the House how much warning time he had of the conflict in the Gulf , how much warning he expects to have from the IRA before any outrage and how much warning he expects of the consequences of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the activities of extremists like Mr. Le Pen in France ? |
| 14 | Will the right hon. Gentleman remind the House how much warning time he had of the conflict in the Gulf , how much warning he expects to have from the IRA before any outrage and how much warning he expects of the consequences of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the activities of extremists like Mr. Le Pen in France ? |
| 15 | That evening she expected Edward to join them for dinner at the house . |
| 16 | When I was finally allowed up and I went back to my own home I expected to forget you . |
| 17 | At any moment I expected to see one drop with a cardiac arrest , but the sultan told us not to underestimate their power . |
| 18 | At any moment I expected one of the masters , placed at strategic intervals to stop a guy taking short cuts or lighting up a Havana cigar , to leap out from a place of concealment , brandishing The Times and bellowing , ‘ Come on , Britton ! |
| 19 | At any moment she expected to hear his voice behind her , calling her back . |
| 20 | It 's nothing , this is the way I deal with it , if I treat this job , if I go in to a shop or ask for any service I expect , you know , the same that I give , and basically speaking then I 'm pleased . |
| 21 | Any minute she expected to feel his hand on her breast . |
| 22 | ‘ The same way you expect me to keep myself for your use now , ’ Maria snapped derisively , scalded by the shame of the knowledge that that was exactly what she was going to do , and tired of hearing about her supposed affair with Florian . |
| 23 | They want to be treated with respect and reverence ; and at the same time they expect equality with men , complete emancipation , and to compete in every form of masculine activity . |