Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] expect [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I still expect Italy to win this group . |
| 2 | And I do n't think I really expected Feargal to go down to Rosslare ! |
| 3 | Even accounting for Spartak 's counter-attacking skills , I fully expect Liverpool to reach the quarter-finals , especially if Russian keeper Stanislav Cherchesov has one of his unconvincing nights . |
| 4 | Even accounting for Spartak 's counterattacking skills , I fully expect Liverpool to reach the quarter-finals , especially if Russian keeper Stanislav Cherchesov has one of his unconvincing nights . |
| 5 | ‘ I never expected Maurice to die in such a way . |
| 6 | ‘ In a bear market you normally expect shares to drop 15 to 25 per cent over 18 months . |
| 7 | ‘ Are you still expecting Adam to join you ? ’ he enquired , an edge of frost creeping into his tone . |
| 8 | She half expected Guy to wrench her face back up to his and braced herself to resist , but to her astonishment he laughed softly . |
| 9 | The voters , in other words , had not moved solidly to the right , their position was one of ambivalence ; they had become deeply sceptical about the role of government and yet they still expected government to aid them as they tried to meet the pressing problems of modern life . |