Example sentences of "he expect [adj] [noun] " 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 | He expected good behaviour and his rather grim glance in her direction did more to motivate her into action than any coaxing . |
| 6 | He expected limitless serenity of a man half Indian , and indeed Thomas had sustained the expectation for twenty years or more . |
| 7 | He expects continued growth in the United States but did not elaborate . |
| 8 | If he expects immediate reaction to this suggestion his child is contaminating his adult . |
| 9 | He expects direct payments to be some £250m for 1993 , while a further £250m will go on the pension fund for early leavers . |
| 10 | Will he confirm , in line with undertakings given at the time of privatisation , that he expects British Steel to consider offers for the sale of Ravenscraig on a commercial basis at opportunity cost — at a price which British Steel could expect to get for the plant on world markets ? |