Example sentences of "expect [adj] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would press for the international allocation of quotas , as well as mail and air freight , and expected some Commonwealth and European support . |
| 2 | Although the built heritage is to be included , it is expected that planning and listing will remain with the Department of the Environment . |
| 3 | Had they returned the Americans would certainly not have expected another raid and victory would have been assured for the Japanese . |
| 4 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |
| 5 | The choice of a reference implementation for Application Linking is expected this fall and should be deployed as a standard feature of Unix desktop applications by the first half of 1994 . |
| 6 | A new business plan is expected this week and it is likely to include the sale of leading players , among them Gavin Peacock , who has attracted interest from Aston Villa and Middlesbrough , as well as a tight budget for team building . |
| 7 | Clients expect high-level advice and in a constantly evolving technical profession , training is a prerequisite for competence . |
| 8 | Complaints about government appointments or policies could only be met by Law with the barren reply that the party could not expect total control and that in coalition such things must happen — which is just what the critics were saying too . |
| 9 | This would seem to point to the need for more centralised bargaining since a government can most effectively pursue its policy of encouraging responsive bargaining if it can deal with the leaders of unions and employers who represent highly centralised structures , themselves have adequate authority and can expect appropriate support and consent from their memberships ( OECD , 1979a ) . |
| 10 | People did n't expect such violence and brutality . |
| 11 | They do not necessarily have a lot of money but they do expect good value and a broad service . |
| 12 | You may also expect more love and support than of late . |
| 13 | Should I expect any building and development work in my resort ? |
| 14 | Any answer to this question depends very much on how many workers can realistically expect permanent employment and in what sense pay is related to age . |
| 15 | On the basis of this information , the law of reciprocal proportions tells us to expect that carbon and hydrogen combine in the weight ratio , 12:4 . |
| 16 | Already by the late middle ages the English were beginning to expect more space and more privacy in their houses than was to be normal in Scandinavia for another three centuries . |
| 17 | A spokesman said : ‘ We have been told to expect anti-apartheid action and although the ANC requested no such protests for this tour , it seems some people seem determined to carry on anyway . |
| 18 | He expected good behaviour and his rather grim glance in her direction did more to motivate her into action than any coaxing . |
| 19 | Even so , when handling and riding horses , we really need to be able to anticipate their emotions , actions and reactions , rather than simply expecting perfect behaviour and performance from them . |
| 20 | They are not expecting special dispensation and that is why so many of the Lourdes pilgrimages are undertaken by genuine pilgrims who may not be able to throw away their crutches at the end but will find new strength from their visit . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've got something to tell you , Mum , ’ I opened , expecting massive surprise and a glimmer of pleasure . |
| 22 | Santa Monica , California-based Retix Inc warns that it expects net profit and turnover to be below analysts ' estimates for its first quarter ending April 3 : it expects operating results to be hurt by delays in releasing product enhancements for its RouterXchange 7000 series of routers to volume production , including support for IBM 's Token Ring network environment ; sales may be down up to 15% , and it may only break even or even worse . |