Example sentences of "expect [det] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They all expected each member of the staff to express — discreetly — particular and intense interest in their child . |
| 2 | What with John 's new fitness programme , and the salutary Atlantic air and everything , I myself expected some kind of halfhearted renewal . |
| 3 | He obviously expected some sort of reaction . |
| 4 | He smiled and lifted his champagne glass to his lips and Ruth expected some sort of challenge thrown out but none came and a strange feeling percolated inside her , almost disappointment , but she shooed away the notion . |
| 5 | ‘ Galadriel , ’ muttered Gilly , not that she expected this bale of blubber to manage her real name . |
| 6 | As a former member of his Household explained : ‘ He never expected this kind of reaction . |
| 7 | erm so that y so that you expected this sort of measure of service and if you were told the , if you were told the circumstances you might have said well that 's okay , no problem . |
| 8 | He did n't for one minute expect that sort of treatment in Gloucester , but that was how he would spend this afternoon . |
| 9 | The cooperativity between α-truncated polymerases and CRP is lost at the lac promoter , consequently it was expected that binding of CRP at its target in the -60 region would not lead to the occupancy of lac P1 by the mutant enzymes . |
| 10 | It was expected that elimination of the anticipated need to recruit an additional personnel clerk would result in sufficient cost reductions to at least partially cost justify the system . |
| 11 | It was humiliating , and she had not expected that kind of reaction from him . |
| 12 | It is expected that adoption of each of these programmes will be delayed and this in turn will affect dates for calls for proposals , publicity events , etc , although we can not tell at the moment how long the delay will last and the consequences it may have . |
| 13 | It was expected that measurement of surface heat radiation would provide clues to the planet 's chemical composition and the reasons behind the planet 's " greenhouse effect " . |
| 14 | Marguerite 's voice was warm when Jenna had expected another burst of either anger or distress . |
| 15 | Many workers said they 'd expected another round of closures despite the earlier announcement of a reprieve for some of the collieries . |
| 16 | If we work extra hard for our employers we expect some kind of reward in return . |
| 17 | We expect some account of Sicilian civilization and resources , some description of the fortifications of Syracuse , the temples ( an index of prosperity ) of Akragas , or the revenues derived from the subjugated interior ; something , in fact , like Herodotus book ii , about Egypt , which introduced the invasion by the Persian king Kambyses . |
| 18 | DETAILS are expected this week of a rescue package for the Gateway supermarkets group after bankers were warned it was on the verge of collapse . |
| 19 | He had expected some kind of tart from Les Halles and found a respectable Jewish matron in an unbecoming colour . |
| 20 | They had expected some throwing of stones and worse from whatever straggle of peasants ventured down from the hills to the banks , and that they received . |
| 21 | Being right in line with the posts we had expected some sort of obstacle to look round but not a moving one ! |
| 22 | Expect several hours of points of order , disruption and bad tempers galore this afternoon and evening . |
| 23 | Woolwich would have expected any refusal of payment to lead to collection proceedings which would have been gravely embarrassing for Woolwich , the more so as it would have been the only building society refusing to pay . |
| 24 | Woolwich would have expected any refusal of payment to lead to collection proceedings which would have been gravely embarrassing for Woolwich , the more so as it would have been the only building society refusing to pay . |
| 25 | ‘ I would n't have expected any relation of Caro 's to be such an old-fashioned fuddy-duddy . |
| 26 | I expect most women of your age have had lovers ; not so many would admit it . ’ |
| 27 | it is , is the policy i i is , is would you need to set this up as , as it being a long term I E ho how quickly would you expect that kind of process to work through ? |
| 28 | Though you might expect some echoes of a Telecaster or a Les Paul Junior , it actually sounds like neither . |
| 29 | Had the two interests been hostile , one would expect some evidence of local friction , but there is none . |
| 30 | Had the two interests been hostile , one would expect some evidence of local friction , but there is none . |