Example sentences of "i expect [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Reviewers would put ‘ When I first heard the name I expected four guys in Factory haircuts ’ . |
2 | This is version one of what promises to be one of the leading packages in this field , and , given that that is the case , I expect future versions to add greatly to its functionality . |
3 | But I expect many others to work on them after me and analyse them in their turn . |
4 | I expect many mothers have had the experience of standing at the sink washing and re-washing dishes because a teenage son or daughter is standing in the kitchen talking about something important , and once the dish-washing is over , he or she will go away . |
5 | TECs will have responsibility for the initiative , and I expect many bids . |
6 | I expect amazing revelations — a scoop ! ’ |
7 | I expect six hours |
8 | I expect most women of your age have had lovers ; not so many would admit it . ’ |
9 | His vision of the future also included a reduction in university support services for authors ; fewer editors working on more books ; cheaper typesetting and data processing costs ; significantly reduced print runs ( ‘ I expect 50 copies will be considered a large run for some titles ’ ) ; electronic customer catalogues ; improved customer service ; a merging of the jobs of copy editor , designer and production controller ; and dramatically improved distribution ( ‘ the 10 minute book run off locally in the shop could soon be a reality ’ ) . |
10 | I expect further applications to come in during the next year and , with time , a growing number of applications as the benefits are seen to come through . |
11 | Anyway , why should n't I expect high standards from them ? |