Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] expect a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Investing institutions expect a net cash inflow of £30 billion-40 billion this year . |
2 | British Rail expects a marked increase in Railfreight services to and from the Continent after the Tunnel opens and extensive alterations to the Willesden/Wembley Freight Complex are underway to marshal trains from the South East and other parts of the Country . |
3 | The British public expect a comprehensive publicly funded health service , and there is widespread dissatisfaction about the main form of rationing used : waiting lists . |
4 | Extending this principle a little further , each one of these types expects a certain reaction from their chosen victim — perhaps terror , disgust , humiliation or just stunned silence . |
5 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke alerted Tory MPs to expect a public backlash when he went on TV to ram home the message that ‘ painful ’ spending decisions had to be accepted by the country . |
6 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke alerted Tory MPs to expect a public backlash when he went on TV to ram home the message that ‘ painful ’ spending decisions had to be accepted by the country . |
7 | Random House expected a modest début for the novel , even deciding against a publicity tour . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Reception arrangements often went badly : a rural area expecting a few dozen docile grammar-school girls could find itself , at ten o'clock in the evening , invaded by a hundred resentful East End mothers with exhausted and fretful babies . |
10 | ‘ Export prospects look brighter with smaller firms expecting a slight increase in orders in the next four months . |
11 | When Zeppelin told PHIL KING their next game was on ice , the rotund reviewer expected a long delay ! |
12 | Frankly , it 's a tall order to expect a major character to have depth when played by a series of unknown kids . |
13 | MOST voters expect a hung Parliament after Thursday but half are unhappy about the idea , according to Gallup 's final pre-election survey for The Sunday Telegraph . |