Example sentences of "expect [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dismissing the Pittencrieff bid , Aberdeen 's London-based managing director , David Hooker , said : ‘ We remain convinced that the smaller oil and gas companies should consolidate to add value for shareholders and expect to arrange a meeting with Pittencrieff in the near future . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Have you finished ? ’ they ask as you lie gasping , and when they switch on the light you expect to see a sign over the bed , NOW WASH YOUR HANDS . |
| 3 | But strained through they may be , the last place you expect to see a dust-up between the two protagonists is in Portugal — unless of course you happen to be a historian with a penchant for the Peninsular Wars . |
| 4 | A Merseyside based analysist said last night : ‘ Sadly they are still in a mess , they badly need to reduce debts of approaching £1bn even though we expect to see a improvement in profitability this year . ’ |
| 5 | a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’ |
| 6 | We normally expect to see a lot of people on a Friday but they 're just not coming through the doors |
| 7 | Expect to see a version of Norton 's Backup program — it 's much better than Backup and Restore |
| 8 | It rather resembles a Victorian village school in outline ( or perhaps Victorian village schools resemble it ! ) , with its steep roof and dormer windows looking like belfries ; you fully expect to see a vicarage and church in the same style hovering nearby . |
| 9 | Er when we have erm when you come down for , you know if if if we decide that this is for you , er when you come down for a training course they expect to see a car . |
| 10 | In the new year we also expect to launch a forum which will promote information exchange between users and potential users of expert systems . |
| 11 | Visitors to the new Bible Lands Museum may be forgiven if they expect to find a museum of ancient manuscripts , a biblical Disneyland or an institution devoted to Israel 's spiritual past . |
| 12 | Those financing the advertising of parties expect to receive a return on their outlay . |
| 13 | Later in 1993 , we expect to announce a scheme for developing the Mars field ( BP : x% ) and the area around it , which is estimated to contain about one billion barrels of proved and unproved reserves . |
| 14 | We expect to conclude a sale of the Princess of Wales hospital at RAF Ely at the earliest opportunity commensurate with our responsibility to maximise disposal receipts . |
| 15 | They expect to release a version priced at £50 during 1992 . |
| 16 | Is the discipline controlled by the big guns , or can individuals — even those without tenured posts in institutions — really expect to get a hearing ? |
| 17 | Expect to pay a management fee of up to 15 per cent . |
| 18 | Licensee Richard Salmon says : ‘ En suite is an absolute essential and business people expect to have a phone in the room . |
| 19 | The position is , looking at appendix one , and if you take the first triangle , which has got nineteen ninety three , ninety four below it , that 's showing that we started off with no clients , and then by the end of the year we expect to have a number of people in our care , receiving services , to which we have a degree of commitment . |
| 20 | Will Compact employers expect to have a role in the management and curriculum of the school ? |
| 21 | Career : Expect to spend a lot of time being told exactly what to do . |
| 22 | Given their ( rational ) expectations , firms agree to set prices at P in periods 1 and 2 and therefore expect to produce a level of output in both periods equal to y n . |
| 23 | As all the members of our group are volunteers , we expect to make a couple of hundred pounds profit on the event , which will help support our other activities during the year . |
| 24 | Clients often expect to make a mixture of appointments , some internally and some from outside their organisation . |
| 25 | This is not a cold commercial situation where we expect to make a fortune , but one where people get job satisfaction — and so , hopefully , will I. |
| 26 | ‘ I expect to make a statement any day now . |
| 27 | We expect to make a statement on that in the new year . |
| 28 | ‘ I expect to make a lot of money , ’ she said coolly , sitting down to pour . |
| 29 | Expatriates are usually on short contracts and expect to achieve a lot quickly . |