Example sentences of "expect [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Greece and Spain expect emissions to rise by at least 25 per cent and Portugal is expecting rise of between 29-39 per cent , depending on economic growth . |
| 2 | We expect products that sell to go on selling . |
| 3 | His share was a good quarter of the capital provided for the voyage , so I expect returns . ’ |
| 4 | Would we , for example , expect adaptors to feel better when working on projects in the Q4 area , and innovators in the Q1 area ( Kirton , 1976 ) ? |
| 5 | Now we expect operators to identify the root cause and make the problem go away themselves , ’ said factory systems manager . |
| 6 | Expect whoops of absurd self-congratulation if they do . |
| 7 | People expect risks they did not ask for and can not control to be much lower -by 10 or 100 times — than those which they run willingly . |
| 8 | We expect candidates to communicate effectively — but will not be looking for perfect Business English . |
| 9 | By the third day I expect third-years to work alone , and if you slip up , gal , I 'll have your guts for garters ! |
| 10 | " I expect Manners 'ud like to do the same . " |
| 11 | … we expect books to generate ideas for exploration , we try to choose books that will challenge and ask questions of our brightest children and yet provide an accessible experience for the weakest . |
| 12 | But we 've got to live by their rules and not expect privileges because we happen to be women . ’ |
| 13 | Orcs expect Goblins to run away and it does n't really surprise them when this happens . |
| 14 | Just like other Orcs , Savage Orcs expect Goblins to run away and it does n't really surprise them when this happens . |
| 15 | ‘ Parents expect schools to sort out a lot of problems which are not school problems , ’ says one . |
| 16 | On the whole we expect opportunities to start paying off very quickly . |
| 17 | Management say they expect cargoes to be handled normally pending any national decision by the Transport and General Workers Union . |
| 18 | Fundamentalists believe so totally in the reality of their message and of the Jesus they preach that they expect lives to be touched and changed . |
| 19 | Sotheby 's confidently expect bids of over $10 million ( £6.6 million ) . |
| 20 | We expect surgeries to be open certain hours , and for you to undertake certain preventative health measures for all your patients whether they normally come to the surgery or not . |
| 21 | With their conveniences and their pleasant facades , the two cottages justify her affirmation , which exactly echoes Loudon 's own conviction , that ‘ Life in cottages might be happier than ours , if they were real houses fit for human beings from whom we expect duties and affections . ’ |
| 22 | Not being in loco parentis he can get on with his own job , and expect parents to do theirs . |
| 23 | The general manager of the company Ian McCall said ; ‘ We have had a tremendous response already and we expect parents who wore them in the fifties and sixties to buy them for their children . ’ |
| 24 | Leeds expect full-backs Jon Newsome and Tony Dorigo to shake off minor knocks but await a late fitness test on England midfielder David Batty . |
| 25 | Just wanted to clarify that little point , so you know the organs that make up the circulatory system , you know how to check it , you know the one slight difference than what you normally expect veins and arteries to be doing okay ? |
| 26 | How does my hon. and learned Friend expect Palestinians to feel that they will get a fair crack of the whip while they are subjected to those double standards ? |
| 27 | After all , football left leather behind long ago , but I expect cricketers will be up in arms about this suggestion . |
| 28 | But that is precisely what happens when we expect plants to live and thrive , not as nature intended , but on chemical fertilizers . |
| 29 | This is approaching the temperature below which theoreticians expect atoms to fuse together in a new kind of matter . |
| 30 | As an author , I expect reviewers to be honest and objective . |