Example sentences of "[noun] expect [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Sperber and Wilson 's ( 1986 ) principle of relevance entitles the hearer to expect adequate contextual effects for the minimum necessary processing effort.5 This means that a speaker who is asked to say what , for example , was said in a lecture would not satisfy the principle of relevance if he or she read out the entire content word for word .
2 Manager Mark Ferguson warns his side to expect another tough battle but says : ‘ You can throw the form book away before this match ; it 's been shown at all levels that the cup has no respect for league positions .
3 DIPLOMATS and journalists expecting lavish Euro hospitality at the Edinburgh Summit came away empty-handed yesterday .
4 BACHMAN EXPECTS LOWER THIRD QUARTER REVENUES
5 Within the next 20–25 years Anglian expects another nine supplies to go over the limit .
6 A majority group inevitably feels , politically if not constitutionally , that it has prior claim on officer advice and loyalty , and a right to expect that professional judgements should be subordinated to party policy .
7 The British Government had every right to expect uninhibited American support in ensuring the success of this impracticable settlement : it was not forthcoming .
8 Dell expects fiscal 1994 sales of between $3,400m and $3,700m and net profit of between $3.30 and $3.75 a share , compared with the $2.59 on sales of just over $2,000m reported for the year just ended .
9 Close all taps expect one HOT water tap
10 I had warned Klein to expect some inquisitive visitors either in London or at his home in Lugano where he spent his winters .
11 A rising yield curve is explained by investors expecting future short-term interest rates to rise , i.e. .
12 Richards expects some interesting clashes , saying : ‘ Danny Warner props against two England men , John Olver and Gary Pearce , and Dick Malone jumps against Martin Bayfield .
13 People expect these two strata to answer the phone , to draft a memo .
14 Other newly-joined ‘ launch ’ members comprise MBC , AJP , TSL , and Compusys Ltd , but Warburton expects three major names that are currently fence-sitting and will join very soon .
15 Given the complexities involved in the formation and evolution of impact melt rocks , there is no reason to expect that tektite-like impact glasses and melt rocks within the crater will necessarily bear a simple linear mixing relationship .
16 This time , however , Baghdad had no reason to expect any such present .
17 Reliability is all important in any branch of flying , so you will no doubt expect that same reliability from us , at Forest Aviation .
18 Whatever the organizational changes few people in Bonn expect any fundamental shifts in science policy .
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