Example sentences of "[noun] expect [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prior to the general election , when many experts expected a Labour victory followed by a rise in base rates , there were several enticing bonds to go for . |
| 2 | Investing institutions expect a net cash inflow of £30 billion-40 billion this year . |
| 3 | When Zeppelin told PHIL KING their next game was on ice , the rotund reviewer expected a long delay ! |
| 4 | Corbett expected the Pictish village to be hidden and secretive but suddenly the trees thinned , the sunlight glimmered then poured through as they abruptly left the canopy of trees and entered a large clearing . |
| 5 | When David Walker led the poll tax rebels of West Oxfordshire out of the tory fold many pundits expected the new Independents would be replaced by more compliant conservatives at the first electoral opportunity … but two years on independents still hold more than half the council wards . |
| 6 | Perhaps Edward expected no other outcome , and indeed preparations for another campaign in France were well in hand when the treaty was concluded . |
| 7 | And last year , insurers expect the final cost to be as much as a billion pounds . |
| 8 | The preamble to the rule advises the industry to expect an additional review of genetically engineered pesticides and the commercialization and marketing of foods . |
| 9 | The department expects a general location for the new settlement to be included in the approved plan . |
| 10 | Mr. Gould expected a rich harvest from the appearance of the plain , both as respect [ sic ] quadrupeds and birds , but it was remarkably destitute . |
| 11 | Ferry lines expect a huge rush of passengers taking advantage of the new freedom . |
| 12 | You still have to be on top of your stuff , though — judges expect a certain level of competence to staging a little-girl-lost act in court will do no good whatsoever . |
| 13 | If the Chancellor expects the private sector to lead the economy out of recession , then I 'm afraid he 's going to be disappointed . |
| 14 | Hence the Council expects a significant proportion of staff involved in teaching of courses leading to its awards to be engaged in research ; moreover , colleges are expected to provide a high standard of specialized accommodation , library provision , academic , technical and administrative staff and good working conditions generally . |
| 15 | TP watchers expect the new release to include greater interoperability features , such as links with IBM Corp 's CICS/6000 transaction processing environment which is based upon Transarc Corp 's Encina TP technology . |
| 16 | Because the polling system is new and complex , the results will not be known for several days , but most observers expect the local party 's candidates to come in far behind the Popular Front and other unofficial groups . |
| 17 | Even homeless people have a right to expect a reasonable standard of accomodation . |
| 18 | The level of tuition fees charged to students gives them the right to expect a professional standard of service , particularly with regard to test-marking ; the Education Service is judged , to a considerable extent , by that criterion . |
| 19 | Not the time or the place to expect a violent gang attack on a pensioner . |
| 20 | Nor is Mr Marshall expecting a Hollywood-style transformation of the club 's fortunes on the field . |
| 21 | Perez expects the resulting software to resemble Uniface Corp 's 4GL development environment — but with ‘ real ’ GUI functionality and more database connectivity and 4GL options . |
| 22 | Leading scorer Paul Wilkinson expects a tough match against his first professional club . |
| 23 | A cynical nihilist , Andrei expected a sticky end ( if only at the hands of his master and mistress ) and wanted to live well before it came . |
| 24 | ‘ Our customers expect a high level of knowledge . |
| 25 | Just as investors expect a high return for their capital , we should expect working people to receive a fair return for their labour . |
| 26 | ‘ Export prospects look brighter with smaller firms expecting a slight increase in orders in the next four months . |
| 27 | Mary Ingham , also from Leeds , said she had booked to see Swan Lake expecting a traditional production . |
| 28 | Sales have already been made to Abu Dhabi and Egypt and for several other projects in Saudi Arabia , and ESP expects the Middle East to be an increasingly important market for their products and services in the future . |
| 29 | Three out of four independent economic forecasting bodies expected the Scottish economy to perform better than the UK economy both last year and this year . |
| 30 | " The tsar and his generals expected an easy campaign marked by heart-warming victories " , which was more or less what they got . |