Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps it was stupid of me , but I had expected so much , if in rather a vague way , that the reality was a bitter shock : I was unqualified , I had no degree , I was n't even trained as a secretary . |
| 2 | But I do expect to have a lot of laughter , I do expect to have a relaxed and open atmosphere . |
| 3 | I do not expect that in the short-term we will see our industry producing 200,000 new houses a year , but I do expect that Wimpey Homes will take an increasing market share of a more stable total market . |
| 4 | Taking into account the length for the length of the features and the cons the consultation that take place and the length of time they take , I do not expect to see er Bungay bypass construction for some time yet , but I do expect the County Council to progress on that in such a manner that Bungay will not grind to a halt . |
| 5 | It was still early so I did n't expect many customers , but I did expect more than one — me . |
| 6 | Well , her son grew up and not into much ; but she had expected that , she had discounted him ( when she chose Simon ? ) . |
| 7 | ’ That neither did she , but she did expect common civility . ’ |
| 8 | But we do expect to reintroduce a contract next year . ’ |
| 9 | WHEN we cast our votes at election time , we do n't expect candidates to be paragons of virtue but we do expect honesty and integrity — traits completely lacking in this discredited Government . |
| 10 | ‘ Firefighting has traditionally been a male preserve but we do expect to see more women joining our ranks , ’ said a brigade spokesman . |
| 11 | Er , I make a point of never saying I told you so , but we did expect the upturn to come , because fundamentally stru er , Camco is a strong business . |
| 12 | They do not necessarily have a lot of money but they do expect good value and a broad service . |
| 13 | But he had expected it to be directed by concern for the dead rather than against him as the perpetrator of their demise . |
| 14 | Pallister said he got a ‘ little bit of stick ’ from the Holgate end on his return , but he had expected it . |
| 15 | Decade-long plans for the museum 's controversial and costly expansion program are on hold , Ross says , until better economic times , but he does expect any enlarged Whitney to remain on its current Madison Avenue site . |
| 16 | But he does expect the weakness of sterling to have a beneficial effect in the coming year . |