Example sentences of "but [pron] expect [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The US Seniors ' Tour may outstrip the USPGA Tour in terms of waistlines and average age , but no-one expected its leading money winner to also claim higher earnings . |
| 2 | ‘ A bit raunchy for a family newspaper , ’ he said , ‘ but I expect we 'll manage somehow . ’ |
| 3 | But I expect we could try . |
| 4 | ‘ There used to be a load of deer up there , but I expect they ate the buggers during the war . |
| 5 | They told me about you , but I expect they forgot t' other way round . ’ |
| 6 | Did n't stay long but I expect they 'll be back . |
| 7 | But I expect they 'll charge him some time today . |
| 8 | ‘ I would like that , but I expect they 'll want to see me . |
| 9 | We 've got a flat now , very nice , but we 'd like a house in Yonder , down by the river , but I expect they 're more expensive . ’ |
| 10 | Well apart the radio but I expect they 're gon na a radio of sorts you know ? |
| 11 | , I said , she said but I expect him to . |
| 12 | ‘ And he 's not the most cultural man , but I expect he 'll accept all the same . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't know him , but I expect he comes from somewhere round here , ’ I said . |
| 14 | ‘ They are a mite blood-thirsty — but I expect he exaggerates . ’ |
| 15 | Well , maybe they were n't his exact words , but I expect he would have come up with something like that had he been asked for his thoughts on Carter 's ‘ Only Living Boy In New Cross ’ . |
| 16 | I think that 's a silly decision by Vic but I expect he 's got the unions on his back . |
| 17 | He could have got one from the kitchen , but I expect he 'd locked up after he 'd brought the supper up . ’ |
| 18 | Yes but I expect he 's upstairs . |
| 19 | But I expect you doubt that too . |
| 20 | But I expect you 've heard all about it . ’ |
| 21 | But I expect you knew that already . ’ |
| 22 | Nothing grand mind , only roast pork and apple pie , but I expect you 're hungry enough , this bitter cold day . |
| 23 | ‘ But I expect you must be missing them , now they 've moved . ’ |
| 24 | Most of you do n't know Alf , but I expect you 'll want to wish him , and the bride of course , a happy , er , future . |
| 25 | I 'm surprised you did n't come here , but I expect you wanted to keep a façade of respectability . |
| 26 | I am trying very hard to find new work , but I expect you see in the papers that many jobs are made redundant — mine was ‘ cut up ’ for about seven people to each do some more . |
| 27 | But I expect you 'll tell me one of these days . ’ |
| 28 | But I expect it is the effects of expatriation . |
| 29 | She thought more about losing the coal to Mrs Phipps than about Granny , it seemed to me then , but I expect it was the shock that caused her to react in that way . |
| 30 | Not like being at home of course , not so cosy , but I expect it 's quite interesting . |