Example sentences of "[vb infin] that [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think that she expected me to run down the shot ’ said Emmons , referring to her magnificent dash across the baseline to reach an all but winning forehand from Bentley which would have given her not only the first set , but also the psychological ‘ first blood ’ . |
| 2 | We should also remember that we expect many of the elderly to function under circumstances of stress which would strain people of any age : bereavement , repeated as contemporaries gradually die , worry about money , fear of increasing infirmity , isolation and death . |
| 3 | In the past , this did not mean that we would not move from company to company , it most certainly did not mean that we ha that we thought we had a job for life , but it did mean that we expected a degree of permanence and improvement as part of the reward for our endeavours and labour . |
| 4 | " Do you mean that he expects to come and stay on Grace ? " |
| 5 | ‘ Let us just say that we expect this to be your only half-witted jape for the entire term . |
| 6 | While he could provide no time scale for this , he did say that he expects the business to grow at 20% per annum . |