Example sentences of "expect [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He expected William Temple to back Henson and was grieved to find that his hero was weak because he refused to stand up and fight . |
| 2 | She had hoped her life might be completely happy and perfect , and expected Vronsky to sacrifice his whole life to love her entirely . |
| 3 | The Franks were also worried about how ‘ tough ’ Carter appeared — before they toured with the duo they expected Jim Bob and Fruitbat to beat them up . |
| 4 | Frankly , I expected Philippa Lowthorpe 's film about love among the over-65s to come out like a cross between Esther Rantzen at her drippiest and Coronation Street at its dopiest . |
| 5 | She expected Lucy to head for their office : no one else was ever in before noon on the top floor . |
| 6 | Devoy hinted that she expected Jackman to be her successor , by adding : ‘ She can have it [ the title ] after me . ’ |
| 7 | That evening she expected Edward to join them for dinner at the house . |
| 8 | Each evening when we tidied away our papers I expected Edward to invite me over to the Lodge for a drink or a meal , and the invitation was not extended . |
| 9 | These companies expected Speywood to spend their £4 million investment on perfecting and marketing blood proteins from conventional technology — not funding new biotechnology projects . |
| 10 | Friends such as Edward Clodd , who expected Hardy to be relieved by her death in 1912 , found instead that he was overcome with remorse for neglecting one whom he had once loved so well . |
| 11 | ‘ We expected Uri to bend a few spoons but we did n't expect the viewers to bend the truth , ’ he said . |
| 12 | No doubt both men , as supporters of the Gothic Revival , expected Scott to adhere to his stated principles . |
| 13 | He also told reporters he expected Syria , Jordan and Lebanon — the Arab countries talking peace with Israel in Washington — to sign other agreements with the Jewish state simultaneously within days . |
| 14 | The war now being effectively over , they expected Richard Baxter to return to them . |
| 15 | Well I expect William will have a drink , yes , and I expect you will too , what you doing ? |
| 16 | The meeting is open to the public but expect Taylor to give the banks a hard time . |
| 17 | DEC and Microsoft said that they expect NT-on-Alpha , which they are jointly engineering , to be a high-volume , multi-sourced platform for users , software developers , systems designers and chip manufacturers — exactly the same thing ACE was supposed to be . |
| 18 | Well I do n't , I , I expect Bren Eh ? |
| 19 | With her enchanting grin , which had , sadly , not been much in evidence of late , she added , ‘ I expect Sheila from down the road had been in with her ‘ Mr Sheen ’ … ’ |
| 20 | And City experts expect Germany 's Bundesbank to cut its interest rates early in the New Year . |
| 21 | Many observers had expected Rafeeuddin Ahmed , the UN Under-Secretary-General responsible for Cambodia since 1982 , to take charge of the operation . |
| 22 | She had expected Fernando to turn up at the airport with his arms full of red roses and promises . |
| 23 | Expect Chelsea to name the same side beaten at home by Sheffield United , which means under-fire keeper Kevin Hitchcock plays . |
| 24 | ‘ Jim Mangold will be feeding them now , ’ said Daisy Pettigrew comfortingly , ‘ and I expect Faustina will be getting her share . |
| 25 | I expect Eleanor told you . |
| 26 | It was how he would have expected Frankie to react . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't earn any money and they expect Scott to pay . |
| 28 | As I shall say to her , it might all be for the best — now that he is king , I expect Edward will decide for himself whom to marry . ’ |
| 29 | The Martin Pipe camp believe that they would have beaten Morley Street granted a faster pace in the Elite Hurdle here last month , but I doubt it and confidently expect Toby Balding 's star to confirm his superiority on 6lb better terms . |
| 30 | Miss Timber Topper looks best in the opener and after Richards has had another winner with Pyjamas in the St. Boswell 's Handicap Chase I expect Stephenson 's Jupiter 's Glory to complete a great day for punters . |