Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed she expected an answer , so I gave it . |
| 2 | Well , do you normally walk in or , or , or do you expect a ride ? |
| 3 | I 've had a word with him on the phone , and told him to expect a call from you . |
| 4 | The defender averred that as a result of that announcement he telephoned Macfie & Alexander , speaking to Mr Rae , one of the partners , and told him to expect an offer of £70,000 from Ferguson & Forster and that he instructed Mr Rae that when the offer was received , he ( the defender ) would consider its terms and if he found them satisfactory he would instruct Mr Rae to accept the offer . |
| 5 | Earlier this month SunSoft Inc president Ed Zander , told us to expect a version of its Unix operating system to feature on the PowerPC RISC ( CI No 2,124 ) . |
| 6 | Earlier this month SunSoft Inc president , Ed Zander , told us to expect a version of its Unix operating system to feature on the PowerPC RISC ( UX No 426 ) . |
| 7 | I do n't think she expected a present |
| 8 | ‘ Interesting , ’ she said , when she realised he expected a comment . |
| 9 | ‘ And you think I expect a return ? ’ |
| 10 | Nor do I expect an angler to recognise every bite he feels the first time he tries touch legering . |
| 11 | ‘ Did you expect a present , Miss Eyre ? |
| 12 | She had n't expected him to greet her with ecstatic joy — his emotions were n't extreme like Lowell 's thankfully — but neither had she expected a degree of embarrassment . |
| 13 | Many of those who voted against the government would not have done so had they expected an election . |