Example sentences of "expect a large [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Event organisers , The Ivory Tower , in association with ‘ Duke of Gloucester ’ Steam Locomotive Trust and Crewe Heritage Centre , expect a large number of visitors and supporters to come and cheer them on . |
| 2 | one would expect a large variation in the fluency with which teachers can instruct in sign language ; many would have had no more than a relatively short course . |
| 3 | They were sure I could expect a large present from her , either before or after her death . |
| 4 | Thus , where one would expect a large basin to have been made from sheet metal , it was instead cast with walls of amazing thinness . |
| 5 | The second is that you must not expect a large metropolis . |
| 6 | The sailors , expecting a large fish or perhaps a shark , slit open the paunch and discovered James Bartley : unconscious , his face , neck and hands bleached white by the gastric fluids , but still alive . |
| 7 | These parties of mine have become something of an institution , and I am expecting a large number of people to come in and give their comments on the results in various constituencies . |
| 8 | The company adds that it is already benefiting from increased efficiency and expects a large return on its financial investment in Weldon . |