Example sentences of "[indef pn] expect [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean there 's no reason because we have n't got men 's issues , because all issues are men 's issues , nobody expects a male Prime Minister to go for any particular issue , but why should we expect a woman Prime Minister to go particularly for certain issues ? |
| 2 | No one expected the pastoral Masai to go out to work en masse as agricultural labourers for the Europeans , and so their officers were spared the necessity of acting as labour recruiters — in itself enough to lighten the heart of any administrative officer in Kenya . |
| 3 | It 's opening leads one to expect a knowing , ‘ insider ’ political novel , but it turns out to be the story of a destructive sexual passion , complete with purple passages , the saga of a successful man who becomes obsessed with his son 's mistress , who is only too willing to oblige . |
| 4 | When they left their stalls at the end of Lauds , and approached the night stairs to return to their beds , a slight , habited figure arose from its knees to confront them , stepping into what light there was very gingerly , but with resigned resolution , like one expecting a bleak welcome , but braced to endure and survive it . |
| 5 | The Allegri sounded a bit under-nourished against Mr Campbell 's easy delivery , particularly in the second movement , which should have had more force , though if one expects a bracing scherzo-like piece at this point , Bliss surely over-wrote it , producing instead the effect of a finale . |
| 6 | No one expects an economic system to produce absolute justice . |
| 7 | Without wanting to appear cynical , it 's pretty safe to say that in the run up to elections , one expects the odd vote-catching ruse from politicians . |
| 8 | One expects the first week of January to produce a ragbag of leftovers from the Christmas numbers . |
| 9 | No one expects the Prime Minister to be here to vote on Friday 14 February , but will he tell the House and the country whether he supports the abolition of fox hunting , deer hunting and hare coursing ? |
| 10 | But no-one expects a quick rally , and forecasts for 1993 growth range from 0.2 per cent to 2.0 , with underlying inflation ranging from 3.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent , base rates between 4.5 per cent and 6 per cent , and the PSBR anywhere from £40 billion to £55 billion . |
| 11 | No-one expects a 36-hour strike to deter him . |