Example sentences of "expect [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some parents have very high expectations of cleanliness and expect complete conformity from their child . |
| 2 | Wholesalers reported an increase in sales compared with last year , reversing the previous trend , and they also expect strong growth in sales in February . |
| 3 | According to a Gallup poll on behalf of Tory Central Office , 90 per cent of top businessmen reckon the Tories have the best long-term economic programme , 52 per cent fear a deterioration under Labour and 80 per cent expect economic improvements under the Tories . |
| 4 | Often they are organized by younger people who merely expect ageing members to be passive recipients of organized events . |
| 5 | Insurance companies understandably expect proper precautions to be taken for the security and safe storage of musical instruments . |
| 6 | Individuals use their radio and television sets in different ways and for different purposes , and expect different things of them . |
| 7 | We provide a top quality catering service for employees using the restaurant , which is also used extensively for VIP functions from other Total locations and from France , who expect high standard of food and service . |
| 8 | They expect high levels of performance . |
| 9 | ‘ Today folk expect luxurious accommodation with all the facilities . ’ |
| 10 | Expect cautious underspending in the first six months while trends are analysed ; |
| 11 | It is not that on the borders of logic there is a loose form called argument from analogy , but that all thinking starts from a spontaneous discrimination of the like and the unlike , and tendency to group the similar in categories and expect similar consequences from similar conditions . |
| 12 | ‘ The Church must stand alongside every family like that — not actually put the Royal Family on a pedestal and expect impossible things of them . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We therefore expect widespread interest from a variety of types of companies looking to relocate in a town with the high quality of life Southport has to offer particularly to the golf enthusiast . ’ |
| 14 | Analysts expect full-year profits of £250m compared with Pounds 222m . |
| 15 | Nowadays people expect cosmic significance from The Shamen . |
| 16 | Expect flat figures from South West Water and Welsh Water on Thursday . |
| 17 | Expect good figures on Wednesday from hotel and brewing group Bass , booking in for profits at around £530m , up 23%. , helped by better news on the hotel front . |
| 18 | Adjournment is discretional , and whilst this must , of course , be exercised judicially , courts in general expect good reason to be shown before an adjournment will be granted , and will , in particular , consider if the opponent to an application will be prejudiced . |
| 19 | We expect great things of you . ’ |
| 20 | A perfect illustration of his balanced theology was given in the memorable sub-division of his sermon ; ‘ Expect great things from God : attempt great things for God . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ We expect sweeping changes at IBM to be announced shortly and we believe that if possible , IBM will introduce changes in equity ownership , ’ Merrill Lynch & Co analyst Dan Mandresh told investment clients in a report . |
| 22 | If you expect heavy use of Offline ( which will be particularly the case if you are not using the Module Version Deletion facility ) , you should probably increase this parameter before running CREFDL . |
| 23 | expect full co-operation on any matter affecting this insurance from you and anyone else insured by this policy . |
| 24 | expect full co-operation on any matter affecting this insurance from you and anyone else insured by this policy . |
| 25 | The several sects of Dissenters are glad to be rid of Popery also ; but now they expect glorious days for themselves " . |
| 26 | In the country , they hope they will work in co-operatives , share the work and the produce , find a new sense of community in their lives , They expect immediate gains in terms of agrarian reform , medical services , greater opportunities to attend school , a literacy campaign . |
| 27 | People briefed on the plan say they expect sharp cuts on older Compaq models , particularly those using the 80386 microprocessor , and overall cuts of between 10% and 20% on most existing models . |
| 28 | In other words , Dr Blake , I expect one-hundred-per-cent support from every member of this team . ’ |
| 29 | I expect young people of today would rate the fair rides of the early 1920 's quite tame affairs . |
| 30 | We expect sponsored MPs to be present at important votes , and particularly on these occasions when our members are likely to be infect affected . |