Example sentences of "they expected the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It was n't New York ; it was n't the Florida Keys , but they expected the standards of those places . |