Example sentences of "expect [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He expected European countries to put pressure on Arab countries to enter into direct negotiations with Israel , and claimed that the EC 's trust in the PLO to relinquish terrorism had been exploited by the latter . |
| 2 | Hundreds of the hostel residents had been questioned , the Commissioner said ; six had been arrested , and he expected further arrests following the result of forensic tests of bloodstained weapons found at the hostel . |
| 3 | John always remained very concerned about the designing of his own ballets but was never specifically credited with responsibility for their designs , preferring to collaborate with an artist to whom he could explain his ideas and from whom he expected further ideas to enhance the final outcome . |
| 4 | I half expected some floosie to open it but no , it was Charles . |
| 5 | Numerous bidders expected this Fairchild to reach into the $ 35–45,000 range . |
| 6 | A large proportion of firms expected this expansion to continue throughout the 1980s . |
| 7 | The Asian Development Bank expected this shift to improve the investment climate in the longer term . |
| 8 | I expect that lot belonged to her late husband . ’ |
| 9 | Er , and I expect that margin to continue rising and be much higher again next year , so the medicine is working there . |
| 10 | Having half expected that hair to feel crisp , to prickle beneath her palms as it had against her breasts , she was surprised to find that it felt as soft as down . |
| 11 | It is expected that traffic travelling southbound on the A5 and M1 , and intending to go west along the North Circular , will be diverted via Brent Cross roundabout . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , if in our experiments the effects of indomethacin were mediated by an increased production of leukotrienes , one would have expected that indomethacin reversed the beneficial effect of the linoleic diet but not that of the eicosapentaenoic acid diet , or at least not to the same extent , since the lipoxygenase products derived from eicosapentaenoic acid are weaker proinflammatory mediators than products derived from arachidonic acid metabolism . |
| 13 | I expect further applications to come in during the next year and , with time , a growing number of applications as the benefits are seen to come through . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ Whenever I stand in the middle of a big field , ’ she said , ‘ I expect some harpy to come flying at me with a hockey stick . |
| 16 | I expect some people watching might think that wo wo football is a boy 's game , rather than a girl 's game , but of course that is n't the tradition is it ? |
| 17 | We expect British Rail to give urgent consideration to the timing of the placement of that order . |
| 18 | We naturally expect British Rail to attach the greatest importance to safety considerations . |
| 19 | It also has to struggle with the social and economic consequences of the recession vested on the country by central government and of course it is expected this year to meet the costs of what is an unwanted and will be a costly and unsatisfactory reorganisation of local government . |
| 20 | Evans & Sutherland is also expected this week to announce similar OGI-compliant graphics software aimed at the high-end graphics market . |
| 21 | Cantona has become so attractive to Leeds that they are expected this week to offer him a two or three-year contract , and Nimes , his French club , a further £800,000 , when the striker 's loan period expires at the end of the season . |
| 22 | We might have expected this switch to reinforce the downward trend in the ratio of direct to indirect tax receipts . |
| 23 | Pluralists and some Marxists expect such institutions to indoctrinate policy-influentials with the need to perform their organizationally defined roles . |
| 24 | This is version one of what promises to be one of the leading packages in this field , and , given that that is the case , I expect future versions to add greatly to its functionality . |
| 25 | The modest Japanese demand for Grimshaw and a few other Victorian artists such as Henry Parker , Breanski and David James is now subdued , though Christie 's expect Japanese dealers to take about 5% of a Victorian sale . |
| 26 | Most researchers expect global temperatures to have experienced about half the predicted equilibrium temperature by the 2030s , that is , 1–2 C warmer than it is now . |
| 27 | Andrew Mills and Brian Sturgess at Barclays de Zoete Wedd expect full-year profits to fall from £75m to £70m . |
| 28 | In the case of major company resources it is fair to say that the very large companies invest millions in their computer systems and they expect these systems to have a life span of at least a decade . |
| 29 | I was more surprised than gratified , for without having really considered it I would have expected unsolicited adoration to annoy Nour , to lead to stone-throwing … |
| 30 | He disapproves of bribery : ‘ Children do n't need to be saddled with the nagging aspirations of parents who expect little Johnny to do everything they did plus everything they did n't manage to do . ’ |