Example sentences of "[noun] expect [adj] [adj] [noun pl] " 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 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 .
3 I had warned Klein to expect some inquisitive visitors either in London or at his home in Lugano where he spent his winters .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 Whatever the organizational changes few people in Bonn expect any fundamental shifts in science policy .
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