Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | and looking from my window I expect to see |
| 2 | Borough councillors on the transport committee will consider the proposal on Monday but Mr Docherty said whatever their decision he expected they would take a back seat to Stockton Borough Council which coordinated last year 's meetings . |
| 3 | Party loyalty is by no means an irrelevant factor in explaining and predicting the behaviour of congressmen , but on any issue that they perceive to be contentious within their districts nobody expects a member of Congress to put party before district . |
| 4 | I thought that because I had looked up to the twins on account of their wealth I expected others to do the same to me . |
| 5 | Oh , she 's got all the answers up her sleeve I expect , but that has caused tremendous debt charges , which , at the moment , have to be paid , and whether we could find a private operator to take them on or not I do n't know , but private operators operate throughout the country and in many other of the districts within the county of Oxfordshire , and they operate efficiently and do just as good a job as the City Council are doing in the present situation . |
| 6 | If we work extra hard for our employers we expect some kind of reward in return . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , with your mind I expect you can , ’ he teased . |
| 8 | In your tummy I expect . |
| 9 | Each evening when we tidied away our papers I expected Edward to invite me over to the Lodge for a drink or a meal , and the invitation was not extended . |