Example sentences of "a [noun] [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can be certain they hope for that but I do n't believe for a moment they expect it . |
| 2 | For a moment I expected a knuckle-rapping response , but after a brief hesitation , he said , ‘ My verse was obscure because I was obscure to myself . |
| 3 | Yeah If you could hear what she say it 'd make a difference I expect I 'd of gone for another vowel there , it you 'd gone for E it of been |
| 4 | BELVILLE : To conclude , a husband who expects all this ought not to abridge his wife of any privileges of her sex . |
| 5 | But when I 've paid for a newspaper I expect all the pieces that I 've paid for . |
| 6 | Well , you 'll just have to tell them that it 's missing but when I 've paid for a newspaper I expect to get all the pieces that I 've paid for and I 've already paid for mine , so this I 'll take . |
| 7 | In addition , the person who sent me wants the young man to be removed from his home and educated as a gentleman who expects to inherit a fortune . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ She 'll be back in a minute I expect . |
| 9 | There was no sign of a studio and for a minute she expected to find that Alain had been merely frightening her — some hidden cruelty to make her feel uncomfortable , another chance to embarrass her . |
| 10 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |
| 11 | More than when you were a kid I expect ! |
| 12 | His authoritative tone seemed to indicate the latter , giving the impression that here was a man who expected to be obeyed . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't marry a man who expects me to love him . |
| 14 | It 's all down to hard work at every level of the sport , but anytime Kilkenny get to a final they expect to win . |
| 15 | Words to be underlined are " bracketed " with ∘S The program produces an output file suitable for a printer which expects such words to be bracketed by ∘Y . |
| 16 | Contradictions in a system which expects players to concentrate on football , yet not be paid ( unless you count scholarships ? ) are causing increasing problems . |
| 17 | A fortune I expect . |
| 18 | More by luck than design we chose a ‘ classic ’ parisian bistro for lunch , neither restaurant guides gave much of a clue what to expect , the smart business-like exterior did n't either . |
| 19 | It 's a promise I expect him to equal . |
| 20 | Like a bottle you expect to have whisky in and it turns out to be full of a specimen for the doctor . ’ |
| 21 | This will be disappointing for a reader who expects at the least some evaluation of the shows . |
| 22 | When you plug in a Ricky you expect certain things — not too much power but tons of friendly jangle and loads of character . |
| 23 | About a fiver I expect , the Unibond . |
| 24 | For example , women have described to researchers how it is difficult to cut down on food when cooking for a partner who expects meat with his main meal ( Charles and Kerr , 1986 ) . |
| 25 | At this time it was , to use Nettl 's term , an ‘ inheritor party ’ ; that is to say , a party which expects to inherit power following the decline and overthrow of the existing political system and its socio-economic basis . |
| 26 | Abbey National already provided a receipt for mortgage monies ; and a practice rule could be introduced requiring a solicitor who expected to receive evidence of payment to report the matter if this were not forthcoming in a prescribed period . |