Example sentences of "he expect [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Newley occasionally went there with clients from whom he expected rich pickings .
2 And last night top U.S. military commander General Colin Powell said he expected Western jets to be enforcing the zone within two weeks .
3 Wolfgang Roller , chairman of Dresdner Bank , said yesterday he expected long-term rates to fall by nearly two points and inflation to average 4 p.c. as the German economy recovers .
4 He expected European countries to put pressure on Arab countries to enter into direct negotiations with Israel , and claimed that the EC 's trust in the PLO to relinquish terrorism had been exploited by the latter .
5 Bolger took office on Oct. 28 and announced his new 18-member Cabinet on Nov. 1 , using the occasion to stress that he expected all Ministers to observe the tradition of collective responsibility .
6 After a meeting with umpires Steve Randell and Terry Prue , Subba Row said in a statement that he expected all players to adhere to proper standards of behaviour .
7 John always remained very concerned about the designing of his own ballets but was never specifically credited with responsibility for their designs , preferring to collaborate with an artist to whom he could explain his ideas and from whom he expected further ideas to enhance the final outcome .
8 Hundreds of the hostel residents had been questioned , the Commissioner said ; six had been arrested , and he expected further arrests following the result of forensic tests of bloodstained weapons found at the hostel .
9 He expects direct payments to be some £250m for 1993 , while a further £250m will go on the pension fund for early leavers .
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