Example sentences of "[subord] expect the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the hospitals , schools and universities should learn how to help these conscientious citizens to provide financial assistance rather than expect the Treasury to be constantly replenishing their begging-bowls . |
| 2 | ‘ To argue that workers displaced by machines should necessarily be able to find work building those machines makes no more sense than to expect the horses displaced by mechanical vehicles to have been employed , directly or indirectly , in various branches of the expanding automotive industry , ’ says Leontief ( 1978 ) . |
| 3 | This means that leaders and government have to be accessible to the people ; and , given the great gulf that has opened up between them in so many modern societies , this probably means that the government has to go to the people , rather than expecting the people to come to it . |
| 4 | As expected the CU has strengthened the manufactured trade balance of West Germany ( D ) . |
| 5 | When the dark-blues did turn up the fun started but as expected the Cambridge crew were carrying far more weight . |
| 6 | As expected the reception given to the Pakistan team on its return was unprecedented . |
| 7 | As he disrobed in the vestry , Quentin paused more than once , glancing at the closed door , as though expecting the boy to appear with his smile . |