Example sentences of "expect the [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one point he even went as far as to tell a group of American diplomats that he expected the United States to take over the " primary role " which the British had hitherto held in the Middle East . |
| 2 | It is true that even during the final talks in Moscow the American delegation had to keep a wary eye on those at home who argued against the surrender of the advantages which they expected the United States to derive from further tests above ground . |
| 3 | During a visit on Nov. 8-10 by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger , Qian Qichen on Nov. 8 reiterated that China expected the US government to take the initiative in restoring good bilateral relations . |
| 4 | The IMF said in its April 1991 forecast that it expected the US economy to shrink by 0.1 per cent in 1991 , before making a full recovery to 2.8 per cent growth in 1992 . |
| 5 | She fully expected the basement door to be bolted . |
| 6 | My fears were shared by youthful friends and even adult relatives at times seemed to ‘ chivvy ’ us along as if they too expected the ghost train to rush by . |
| 7 | None of us expected the hospital workers to save us from Thatcher , and yet they tried harder than most . |
| 8 | However , a Midland Bank spokesman said the group expected the dividend flow from the investments acquired to be preferable to the dividend flow from its Argentinian loan portfolio . |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia , a democratic state with a mass socialist and trade-union movement , had been handed to the Nazis by the National government , which now expected the labour movement to support a war for Poland , a society much less attractive to democrats let alone socialists . |
| 10 | Party officials half expected the trade talks to break down eventually , at which point Mr Abe would make his entrance . |
| 11 | Marx and Engels expected the arbiter state to be an untypical regime under capitalism , quickly superseded as the onward rush of history produced decisive shifts of power towards the proletariat . |
| 12 | Brent Walker said it expected the buyout negotiations ‘ would be successfully completed shortly ’ . |
| 13 | It is expected the £3 tickets for the show will sell out quickly . |
| 14 | One would also have expected the density fluctuations in such a model to have led to the formation of many more primordial black holes than the upper limit that has been set by observations of the gamma ray background . |
| 15 | ‘ But if one of our lads had done something similar , I would have expected the Manchester City players to respond in the same way . |
| 16 | It 's expected the Williams line-up will be made known next week . |
| 17 | When the dark-blues did turn up the fun started but as expected the Cambridge crew were carrying far more weight . |
| 18 | Fenella had expected the silver door to feel cool and silvery and solid and was surprised when it actually felt extremely hot . |
| 19 | Even with this beta version , no major problems have surfaced , so we expect the release version to be very solid and robust . |
| 20 | The private sector will have an incentive to form an estimate of this policy rule and use the resultant knowledge to arrive at their subjective estimate of what they expect the money supply will be in period . |
| 21 | Other hidden subsidies , VAT evasion and illegal practices , are all areas where British carpet manufacturers expect the UK authorities to redouble their efforts . |
| 22 | Observers expect the Santa Cruz Operation to announce a profit for its first quarter shortly : the market is expected to want the company to prove it can be profitable for one further quarter through to March — without Larry Michels — before issuing an initial public offering next April with the aim of going public in June . |
| 23 | The Swann Committee had also noted ‘ the views expressed very clearly to us at our various meetings with parents from the whole range of ethnic minority groups that they want and indeed expect the education system to give their children above all a good command of English as rapidly as possible ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ I expect the coach company are using this one while the usual coach is being repaired . ’ |
| 25 | Political analysts expect the Labor government to call the poll some time in February , about five weeks before it is held . |
| 26 | For example , we expect the core skills included in all general SVQs to be amenable to an integrative approach . |
| 27 | Both Mr Porter and Mr Graham expect the NIE issue to very popular , with many local investors keen to hold on to the shares so that they can qualify for the discount vouchers will entitle them to money off their electricity bills . |
| 28 | That is a beginning , but I expect the insurance industry to do much more in helping to reduce car crime . |
| 29 | But with an 8 litre engine , expect the petrol bills to be as outrageous as the car . |
| 30 | I expect the Concorde drivers will probably be quite pleased to have some company up here . ’ |