Example sentences of "expect for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accountants might therefore pay more attention to indicating the types of profiles to be expected for each category of SBU ; clearly , unthinking comparisons between them with respect to their financial performance should be avoided . |
| 2 | " Sacrifices could be demanded in the name of democracy which could not be expected for mere patriotism for the social order as it was . " |
| 3 | Table 6.8 shows the percentage of accesses to synonyms to be expected for various bucket sizes , in the 80/20 case . |
| 4 | In table VII we compared the observed numbers of cases with those expected for lymphoid leukaemia and non-Hodgkin lymphomas , for all other cancers , and for all cancers combined separately for 1963–83 and 1984–90 . |
| 5 | When the equivalence principle is applied to photons they are predicted to undergo a gravitational red shift when they leave a star , whilst a deflection is expected for light passing near to a massive body . |
| 6 | She had expected for some reason a warm and well-fleshed figure , dressed in tweeds saturated in the comforting perfume of unsmoked tobacco . |
| 7 | No results , however , are expected for some time ; and in any case , Whitehall expenditure reviews are notorious for failing to deliver anything of significance . |
| 8 | This comes even when death has been expected for some time , but is even more dramatic when the death is sudden . |
| 9 | The third had been expected for some time . |
| 10 | A first flight is not expected for another year . |
| 11 | Then , towards the end of August , Eachuinn Odhar got the message he 'd not expected for another month . |
| 12 | At present valuations , the figure being asked is around three times the price valuers working for the county council expect for common land with ancient rights over it … |
| 13 | What I 'm saying to you is , erm I do n't expect for one minute to have a computer installed in my office , ccessdon'tw alter it to that a particular way , and |
| 14 | The JD Tele wins out on knobs , since the Signature 's volume control is horribly graunchy — again , not what you 'd expect for this kind of money . |
| 15 | The importer 's answer would undoubtedly be ‘ what do you expect for this kind of money ? ’ |
| 16 | What budget borrowers can expect for next year will depend on when their review date falls . |
| 17 | Accountants should ensure that general managers know what financial profile to expect for each type of SBU . |
| 18 | By now he had had confirmation of the news he had been expecting for some time . |
| 19 | ‘ Our information is that Mr Evans left the Club in order to go and see what was delaying the arrival of his wife whom he had been expecting for some time . ’ |