Example sentences of "expect [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She expected Lucy to head for their office : no one else was ever in before noon on the top floor . |
| 2 | No doubt both men , as supporters of the Gothic Revival , expected Scott to adhere to his stated principles . |
| 3 | The article says : ’ Mr. Major disagreed with the delegation 's gloomy forecast of when the recovery in construction would begin , saying he expected industry to emerge from recession in the middle of next year . ’ |
| 4 | Greece and Spain expect emissions to rise by at least 25 per cent and Portugal is expecting rise of between 29-39 per cent , depending on economic growth . |
| 5 | He had expected weakness to yield to strength . |
| 6 | ‘ I expect England to revert to the front row that has done so well for so long , which means I must play out of my skin against Moore for the chance to face the guy again next week . |
| 7 | No well they say , Away man , and expe expect child to come to them . |
| 8 | We expect GDP to grow by 1.25 per cent this year , with the recovery gathering pace . |
| 9 | To ensure it wo n't be a pain in Spain I expect Graham to rely on his tested experienced players and sprinkle them with a blend of youth . |
| 10 | Only Prof Congdon thinks the Chancellor should raise taxes next month to balance a loose monetary policy , and the other six advise against a rise , though all agree the Chancellor needs to explain his strategy clearly and three more expect tax increases in 1994 . |
| 11 | Expect Tom delayed by Lord Pratworth . |
| 12 | They had expected game-birds to benefit from an increased food supply of insects as farmers stopped spraying pesticides to protect their cereal crops . |
| 13 | He had not expected things to go like this . |
| 14 | Well , normally we expect things to go in straight lines . |
| 15 | Going from there to , and that 's a sort of history of where things have happened over the previous four mon four months , to expectations about output this is the first survey since the recession began in which all regions , mainland regions of the U K say that they expect output to increase over the coming four months . |
| 16 | Aiming at 70 Implementor sales for 1993 , Hugh McCartney , the company 's managing director said that 75% of business will still come from people developing applications for the AS/400 : ‘ We expect people to migrate in two to three years . |
| 17 | Brits expect chocolate to taste like Cadbury 's Dairy Milk and are not really keen on anything else . |
| 18 | Mexicans are the cheeriest : comparing optimists and pessimists , a net 76% of Mexican businessmen expect sales to rise in the second quarter of this year , compared with 69% in the first quarter . |
| 19 | We pray — and expect God to respond within seconds . |
| 20 | Brokers Peter Joseph of Smith New Court and Paul Heath of UBS Phillips & Drew both expect profits to rise to £125m this time . |
| 21 | Hari felt a rush of disappointment , she had expected Lewis to jump at the chance of earning some money but it seemed he was reluctant to take her venture seriously . |
| 22 | Domestic prices , only three regions expect prices to increase by a meaningful amount . |
| 23 | Within the European time zone we expect competition to intensify with the creation of a single EC capital market and the possible advent of a single currency , the ECU . |
| 24 | I expect communication to improve as a result of this survey … |
| 25 | I expect communication to improve as a result of this survey . |
| 26 | By 1990 , industry observers expect Japan to account for 30 per cent of world sales of computer-related goods , compared with 11.2 per cent in December 1980 . |
| 27 | Of course , an absurd price is exactly what we would have expected Ephron to suggest in the circumstances . |
| 28 | School was over for the day and Sara had expected Jenny to arrive before this . |
| 29 | Since the introduction of A levels , English , Welsh , and Northern Irish schools , unlike schools in Scotland , Europe , or America , have expected pupils to study at most three examinable subjects in their years in the sixth form , these three being generally either all arts or all science subjects , though mathematics has been found commonly on either side of the divide . |
| 30 | Though they are predicting that the German economy will shrink for the year , they expect growth to resume in the fourth quarter . |