Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] expect [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I half expected some floosie to open it but no , it was Charles . |
| 2 | We naturally expect British Rail to attach the greatest importance to safety considerations . |
| 3 | Might we now expect some clarification regarding Trident . |
| 4 | Luckily we killed it before it became a full-blown institution and today no one seriously expects that food , or clothing , or even that overriding necessity , a television set , should be subsidised for all consumers , still less for a minority . |
| 5 | ‘ We therefore expect widespread interest from a variety of types of companies looking to relocate in a town with the high quality of life Southport has to offer particularly to the golf enthusiast . ’ |
| 6 | Wholesalers reported an increase in sales compared with last year , reversing the previous trend , and they also expect strong growth in sales in February . |
| 7 | He obviously expected some sort of reaction . |
| 8 | As a former member of his Household explained : ‘ He never expected this kind of reaction . |