Example sentences of "we expect [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tension is also created when we expect one thing , and something else , quite different , occurs . |
| 2 | Not only that but we expect that reward to be a fair and just one . |
| 3 | As the contraction programmes already announced take effect , we expect that employee numbers will continue to fall . |
| 4 | If we work extra hard for our employers we expect some kind of reward in return . |
| 5 | We expect some account of Sicilian civilization and resources , some description of the fortifications of Syracuse , the temples ( an index of prosperity ) of Akragas , or the revenues derived from the subjugated interior ; something , in fact , like Herodotus book ii , about Egypt , which introduced the invasion by the Persian king Kambyses . |
| 6 | ‘ We 're now asking them to accept a revised model and we expect some opposition . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ A number of distinguished engineers have been Whitworth Scholars , and we expect this year 's award winners to be high achievers in their subsequent careers , ’ he said . |
| 8 | How do you know whether anything has been a success , or whether you 're doing anything right , unless you ask , and we expect this rationale to follow through into our community investment programme . |
| 9 | We expect this exhibition to be of particular interest to sports administrators and physiotherapists . |
| 10 | We expect British Rail to give urgent consideration to the timing of the placement of that order . |
| 11 | Every year , we expect public service standards to be ratcheted up . |
| 12 | We expect further guidance will be necessary in relation to the treatment of surpluses in pension funds , though recently considerable uncertainties have arisen in this area about the cost of pension provision as a result of the European Court judgment , often referred to as the ‘ Barber Case ’ . |