Example sentences of "they expect [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | they expected , they expected a lot of er applications . |
| 2 | And they expected a lot of but they did n't expect that many . |
| 3 | It is true that even during the final talks in Moscow the American delegation had to keep a wary eye on those at home who argued against the surrender of the advantages which they expected the United States to derive from further tests above ground . |
| 4 | ‘ A fair day 's work for a fair day 's pay ’ was their motto and , if they expected the pay to satisfy them , they also confidently expected the work to satisfy everybody , including themselves . |
| 5 | They expected the angels to come down and join battle with them — ‘ the sons of light ’ — against their enemies — ‘ the sons of darkness ’ — and to give them victory over all other peoples . |
| 6 | Bush said , however , that he would use his executive discretion to modify or suspend US sanctions when two more of the five conditions were met ; administration officials said that they expected the freeing of political prisoners and the lifting of the state of emergency in Natal to be regarded as adequate moves . |
| 7 | Analysts said they expected the group to have no big problems persuading shareholders to approve the restructuring plans at an extraordinary general meeting on December 21 . |
| 8 | LMS was viewed as being very similar to the pilot schemes , although the heads ' opinions tended to be related to how kind they expected the formula to be to their situation . |
| 9 | She is now in Towers Hospital , Leicester , where a spokesman said they expected the family to break the news to her in the next few days . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It was n't New York ; it was n't the Florida Keys , but they expected the standards of those places . |
| 12 | When they come to live and work in England they expect no language difficulties such as they know would await them in , say , Panama or Cuba . |
| 13 | but then then they expect a tip |
| 14 | This year they expect a turnover of £170 m , and More than half their shoes are sold abroad . |
| 15 | ‘ They expect a fleet of Genoese ships . |
| 16 | They expect the lecturer to fill both mind and notebook with undeniable facts , which can then be regurgitated at examinations in a depraved and bowdlerised state . |
| 17 | With all the results now known for the elections to the General Synod of the Church of England , supporters say they expect the Church to agree to the ordination of women in the next few years . |
| 18 | I do n't know Neil — girls these days , they expect the moon as well as the earth , do n't they ? |
| 19 | The private sector will have an incentive to form an estimate of this policy rule and use the resultant knowledge to arrive at their subjective estimate of what they expect the money supply will be in period . |
| 20 | International investors continued to switch their money out of sterling because they expect the Government to slash interest rates . |
| 21 | ‘ They expect servants to be invisible , but they expect the work to be done all the same , ’ put in Ethel . |
| 22 | But they do it though and they expect the cleaners to do it for no extra pay ? |
| 23 | Moreover they expect the commission to push for a more careful approach in other areas , in particular : |
| 24 | They expect the pound to drop two pfennigs from last night 's close of Dm2.84 if Labour is in power . |
| 25 | Many of those who voted against the government would not have done so had they expected an election . |
| 26 | Are they expecting the RAF to plaster the city tonight or what ? ’ |