Example sentences of "[vb base] to expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People communicate mainly verbally , and tend to expect horses to understand not only precise commands like ‘ whoa ! ’ and ‘ trot ! ’ , but also words with a more abstract meaning like ‘ steady ! ’ and ‘ easy ! ’ . |
| 2 | Doctors , matrons and sisters in hospitals tend to practise an autocratic style ; managers/directors who own their company also tend to expect things to be done their way ; |
| 3 | We tend to expect pupils to find words in dictionaries , because we assume it is a skill which is simply acquired . |
| 4 | However , children who are doing badly tend to expect failure and criticism , since it may have little effect on them except to confirm their worst beliefs about themselves and reduce their efforts . |
| 5 | And as you say , all we can do is wait , and continue to expect Doctor Morris to turn up in his own good time . |
| 6 | So when the actual rate of inflation rises to 4 per cent in Fig. 6.4 , people continue to expect zero inflation for a while and only in the long-run do they revise their expectations upwards towards 4 per cent . |