Example sentences of "expect to see [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is a woman indeed ! — in mind , I mean , & heart-for her person is such , that if you expected to see a pretty woman , you would think her ordinary — if you expected to find an ordinary woman , you would think her pretty ! — But her manners are simple , ardent , impressive … |
| 2 | The line to Bathgate , reopened to passengers on 24 March 1986 ( including two new stations at Uphall and Livingston ) at a cost of £1.5million shared by six public bodies expected to see a top figure of 400,000 passengers annually . |
| 3 | I expected to see a huge hound , but not a creature like this . |
| 4 | She was dismayed to see these strangers accosting her when she expected to see an old man in a cowboy hat with a black and white photograph face . |
| 5 | Research by London Weekend Television , however , has shown that light ITV viewers , who can be expected to see a given commercial very few times , are just as likely to recognize it as those who should have seen it several times . |
| 6 | Madam Deputy Speaker there is course another matter of er of er broader significance and that is that er whilst these orders er er er cover erm certain financial institutions , they do n't erm they do n't cover others , they do n't cover Lloyds of London in so far as I could see , erm I 'd half expected to see the honourable member for Gloucester West er in his place to pursue his campaign that apparently he er he he is not able to be here and indeed er others who sit on the benches opposite who lost a large sum of money in Lloyds , er but they might have had something to say about it as it does seem odd that Lloyds has not been covered , no doubt the minister would tell us that needs primary legislation and I I 'm quite sure this government would move heaven and earth not to introduce another Lloyds bill er because of er the problems that that would no doubt attract . |
| 7 | and nineteen fifty so you would 've expected to see the same sort of increase . |
| 8 | Suppliers extending credit to the company expect to see a substantial buffer of current assets to protect their claims and the ratio should not normally be allowed to fall below a given point . |
| 9 | Suppliers extending credit to the company expect to see a substantial buffer of current assets to protect their claims and the ratio should not normally be allowed to fall below a given point . |
| 10 | Naturally we expect to see a fair share of lottery revenue coming to Scotland . |
| 11 | Over the coming months I expect to see the Inland Revenue , the Customs and Excise and the DTI increasingly at work in an area ripe for their activities . |
| 12 | erm we do n't expect to see a great change in that . |
| 13 | You can expect to see a visible improvement within a few months of regular practice . |
| 14 | It anticipated that business failures of established companies will continue to rise into the first quarter of 192 and did not expect to see a significant fall in the level of failures for up to 18 months . |
| 15 | I would expect to see the lower figures resulting in as indeed they themselves imply , lower migration movements to North Yorkshire and indeed I think the figures from er might end up by the end of the period as net outward movement from North Yorkshire to be achieved , given the level of commitments we have up front . |
| 16 | She certainly did not expect to see the beautiful cake especially made by Tina Denny , iced in Medau Blue , with our logo girl in one corner , or the surprise presentation of a charming Royal Doulton figurine , accompanied by much love and good wishes . |
| 17 | I , like so many others , turned up at ‘ Little Dublin ’ last week expecting to see a good game between the Crues and the Super Whites , but there were groans all round when ‘ Mister Carryduff ’ ran on to officiate . |
| 18 | But this much I must tell you — ’ He looked around the chamber , as if expecting to see a silent listener at every corner . |
| 19 | erm we 're not expecting to see a huge amount of discounting in the summer months , so erm because the capacity that was on the market this year is going to very much match the demand from customers |
| 20 | He went to the door , opened it and looked down the steps expecting to see the burly figure of the constable emerge and climb the steps to meet him , but to John 's surprise there was nobody at all . |
| 21 | He looked backwards expecting to see the rear gunner running up the fuselage to report that his gun had jammed . |
| 22 | THE house-builder , Trencherwood , expects to see a gradual return to profitability during 1994 , its chairman , John Norgate , said yesterday . |
| 23 | Moving to CAM and FMS , one expects to see a significant decrease in direct labour costs . |
| 24 | Looking ahead , a balance of only 5 per cent expects to see an annual increase in February 1993 , compared with figures of plus 23 per cent last May and plus 26 per cent in June , figures which proved to be wildly over-optimistic in the event . |