Example sentences of "expect [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | His bosses , the directors , say they look forward to next year , when they expect new business to increase . |
| 32 | I think if you all make a mess you should be severely reprimanded quite frankly expect other people to come round and pick up your mess . |
| 33 | I 'd love to be a record success again , but the last LP I made was so bloody personal it was ludicrous : you ca n't write songs about those you love , your children , and expect other people to buy them … |
| 34 | They expect other nations to set technical standards and to innovate new markets . |
| 35 | It is unfortunate that this is when most societies expect young people to choose a career . |
| 36 | In this research , the investigator plans to study the possibility that adults on occasion expect young children to behave as if they already have an accurate conception of the process of communication , and that as a result of being expected to behave in this more mature way they come to realise why that behaviour is appropriate . |
| 37 | Furthermore they are exceptionally ambitious in the language , skill and concepts they expect young children to acquire . |
| 38 | This in itself provides some considerable insight into what students of literature regard as " literary " , at least in terms of the kinds of structures which they expect literary texts to exhibit . |
| 39 | Feeling the pinch : chief executive Jane Tozer ( left ) and marketing manager Jill Warren ( right ) expect potential clients to hold off for some time . |
| 40 | ‘ Under the new arrangements we have forecast total ERDF receipts in Scotland of £120 million and , on past experience , we expect local authorities to obtain around £75 million , ’ Mr Lang said . |
| 41 | You expect most candidates to make you offers and promises — that would be the old way . |