Example sentences of "but [pron] [be] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 'm expecting great things of you , too . " |
| 2 | ‘ No , but I 'm expecting him back . ’ |
| 3 | Tax-paying investors will , other things being equal , prefer bonds which have a low coupon but which are expected to show a capital appreciation . |
| 4 | The war of resolutions overshadowed the Congress , which should have ended proceedings yesterday but which is expected to continue until the end of the week , as it discusses amendments to the Russian constitution . |
| 5 | a share which pays an annual dividend of 20p but which is expected to grow by 5% p.a. for the foreseeable future . |
| 6 | And the other thing is that it 's er a wide syllabus is fine as long as you 're not expected to go in any depth , but you 're expected to go sort of both , a broad syllabus and into a little bit of depth more than perhaps erm I mean in effect I mean you 're not far off of covering A level psychology at this at tha the level we 're going to . |
| 7 | Then , seemingly not in any hurry to state his business and be away , he put his briefcase down and queried , ‘ But you are expecting someone tonight ? ’ |
| 8 | But you are expected to be competent with such material even if you feel this is not what you would eventually choose to work with . |
| 9 | Your English teacher will supply you with ideas but you are expected to read widely using the School Library and other sources of material to further your knowledge and your reading skills . |
| 10 | You were taken on as a boy and er you got a boy 's wages but you were expected to do as much work as a man . |
| 11 | She 'd heard since that he 'd left the health service and gone abroad to work … and now not only was he back , but she was expected to work with him . |
| 12 | SunSelect Inc chief Carl Ledbetter says the company does n't know yet what Windows and MS-DOS applications wo n't run on WABI , the Windows-on-Unix software it bought when it bought Praxsys Inc : WABI has n't been turned into a product yet but something 's expected shortly and it should be bundled into Solaris this year ; meanwhile , Quorum Software Systems Inc will put Equal , its Macintosh application adaptor on Solaris-on-Sparc , and ship it later this quarter , giving Sun access to Mac versions of Word and Excel . |
| 13 | WABI has n't been productised yet but something 's expected shortly and it should be bundled into Solaris this year . |
| 14 | ‘ Everyone says we 're jazz-rap , because of Matt 's avant-garde jazz background and my rapping , but we 're expecting that , ’ says D-Zine . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's quite small at the moment — he only takes size 5 ½ boots — but we 're expecting him to grow . |
| 16 | But we 're expecting one on Wednesday : the Clinton plan for the American economy . |
| 17 | ‘ There can be wicket variations and other factors , but we are expecting to do well in Dublin , ’ he said . |
| 18 | Brough Park 's Movealong Sharp will be chasing a hat-trick of victories at the East Boldon circuit in the 450 metres puppy open , but there is expected to be a serious challenge from wide running Pond Pavarotti , which is also trained by Harry Williams . |
| 19 | An appointment has been made for this morning , but there is expected to be a delay before results are known . |
| 20 | We always treat the stallions like geldings , taking care , of course , but they are expected to behave . |
| 21 | The party 's spin-doctors had remained sceptical about the polls , but they were expecting to be able to argue that the Conservatives had lost their mandate , even if they were clinging to power in a hung parliament . |
| 22 | As she was drugged up to the eyeballs on arrival , she had n't yet gone into shock but they were expecting it and , if she survived , then miracles could be performed . |
| 23 | It was normal for women to write about love , but they were expected always to be decorous . |
| 24 | But he is expected to move soon to predominantly Muslim West Beirut . |
| 25 | But he is expected to quit today if the crisis continues . |
| 26 | Johnny Jamieson picked up a first half knock in the 2– defeat by Portadown but he is expected to be fit in time for Saturday . |
| 27 | Busuttil , incidentally , had six stitches inserted in a calf injury after last weekend 's game for Belgians FC Genk , but he is expected to play . |
| 28 | But he was expecting a decision now , and with Angel firmly in mind there could only be one answer . |
| 29 | Too much to hope for , but he was expecting him . |
| 30 | Not only had his troops let him down , but he was expecting Austria and probably the entire German Confederation to enter the war on the allied side . |