Example sentences of "but [pron] expect [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nearly 30 millimetres of rain was recorded.Flood warnings had been issued … but no-one expected the river to rise so quickly … surging 10 feet above normal levels . |
| 2 | But no-one expects a quick rally , and forecasts for 1993 growth range from 0.2 per cent to 2.0 , with underlying inflation ranging from 3.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent , base rates between 4.5 per cent and 6 per cent , and the PSBR anywhere from £40 billion to £55 billion . |
| 3 | ‘ I am not quite the Hochhauser rapist I am made out to be , but I expect a little peck , just here , on the cheek . ’ |
| 4 | But I expect no favours from Graham when it comes to team selection and I know they wo n't be offered . |
| 5 | There was some truth in this but I expect the practice still goes on today . |
| 6 | His excuse was forgetfulness but I expect the real reason was lack of funds . |
| 7 | ‘ I could n't , ’ Knocker grunted , ‘ do n't get much call for 'em around here , but I expect the Missus can . ’ |
| 8 | Josh does n't have much of an appetite at present , but I expect the boys will be hungry when they get home from school . ’ |
| 9 | That is a beginning , but I expect the insurance industry to do much more in helping to reduce car crime . |
| 10 | Yes but you expect the value in it |
| 11 | We welcome the emphasis on safety in the North sea , but we expect a parallel prioritisation of the extremely dangerous potential accident sites onshore , and we expect to see an improvement in that situation . |
| 12 | But anybody expecting the G7 to meet the Gulf war with a bold plan to stabilise currencies was disappointed . |
| 13 | It was n't New York ; it was n't the Florida Keys , but they expected the standards of those places . |
| 14 | Observers noted that the export drive by Japanese industry was the result of slowing demand on Japan 's domestic markets , but they expected the situation to stabilize as the year progressed . |
| 15 | ‘ They expect servants to be invisible , but they expect the work to be done all the same , ’ put in Ethel . |
| 16 | The 18-person PS'Soft unit sells only in France at present , but it expects a UK outlet to be established shortly . |
| 17 | But anyone expecting a bout a la Ken Russell would have been sorely disappointed . |