Example sentences of "expect [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More significantly , perhaps , I was annoyed because I expect this financial services organisation to recognise the totality of its relationship to me when making decisions in respect of specific transactions ; in this case to realise that its interest in my house should be adequate collateral for a small and presumably temporary overdraft . |
| 2 | The forecast tax charge for the year is thirty four per cent which is below last year 's rate of thirty five and we expect this low rate to continue in the future . |
| 3 | ‘ In summary , we have made substantial progress at the half year and we expect this positive trend to be maintained . |
| 4 | ‘ We have made a strong start to 1993 and we expect this positive trend to continue . |
| 5 | We expect some firm proposals from the Minister tonight , or at least when we debate this matter in Committee , that will assure the House that something will be done about this very dangerous situation . |
| 6 | So expect some big changes to the type of tackle you will see at different events over the coming years . |
| 7 | I expect another close game , and I 'm confident we can get back to winning ways . ’ |
| 8 | Grainne had known that when it finally came to it , she would be afraid — for I have never known anyone other than Fergus , and with Fergus it was so natural and so sweet — but she had not expected this sudden rush of tenderness . |
| 9 | He had expected some final pay-off , a terminal settling of accounts for services rendered . |
| 10 | He had expected some sordid den with a big wardrobe , a lot of shoes and a bed laid for business . |
| 11 | I 'd expected some token reluctance , a bit of chair-shuffling and so on . |
| 12 | She had not expected such direct questioning . |
| 13 | Expect much slick guitar , expressive backbeat and … the occasional big surprise . |
| 14 | I am proud of what I have done as a practising solicitor and I expect all other solicitors feel the same . |
| 15 | Whatever the organizational changes few people in Bonn expect any fundamental shifts in science policy . |
| 16 | There was some reason for his bewilderment , for Anselm does not seem to have desired or expected any practical result from this consultation except a possible release from his archbishopric . |
| 17 | It seems we can expect yet-another Intel-based desktop operating system to make an appearance this summer . |
| 18 | If ideology reflects economic organization , then one might expect that modern consciousness should contain its universalistic and its particularistic common-places . |
| 19 | Stick with that scenario , how , how would you anticipate , or how would you expect that strategic guidance to be given as to where development should be appropriately located to serve the needs of Greater York , what mechanism is there in place for being |
| 20 | If stars could shrink to as small as ten or twenty miles across to become neutron stars , one might expect that other stars could shrink even further to become black holes . |
| 21 | Longer , wider , lower than current Supra , the new car retains aggression of previous car — but do n't expect that rear wing |
| 22 | Also it is disappointing that despite these improvements in performance we still do not understand properly the physics of thermal insulation and we did not expect that increased density ( up to the limit when particle collisions take over ) would have quite the favourable effect that we have found in many machines . |
| 23 | We might expect that aggressive fighting would be common in nature , because natural selection will favour the most successful animals in competition , and the strongest animals are probably the most successful in fights . |
| 24 | There is often no reason to expect such patterns and one may expect that longitudinal correlations will usually give a curve such as A ( Fig. 19.5 ) . |
| 25 | Therefore , we must expect some major changes in that region in the coming years and be prepared for anything that might arise as a result . |
| 26 | At the beginning of December , you can expect some extra developments regarding a domestic or professional matter , and this time you ca n't resist the winds of change . |
| 27 | Football this afternoon Scarborough are playing Bury at the McCain Stadium so you can expect some extra traffic in Scarborough town centre with that football . |
| 28 | Cloud amounts will vary but we can expect some warm sunshine . |
| 29 | And you 'd expect some broken headlights or something here on the road . |
| 30 | So in spite of the Conservatives domination of the area , we can expect some exciting contests in this election and perhaps even some upsets . |