Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] expect [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I get all the praise when we 're winning , then I fully expect to take all the criticism when we 're losing . |
| 2 | I never expected to say that of a work by Howard Brenton . |
| 3 | There were heavy snowfalls in areas which never expect to see such wintry conditions . |
| 4 | Do you actually do you personally expect to see many more people staying at home ? |
| 5 | ‘ Did you really expect to stay healthy , living rough as you have been doing , not eating enough , I expect — ’ |
| 6 | Well , do n't you sometimes expect to find mysterious deaths wherever you go ? ’ |
| 7 | One normally expects to see all the best opera , ballet and musical talent on this tour , but our group had arrived at the tail-end of a meeting of Comecon heads of state , the National Gymnastics Championships were in full swing and quite unexpectedly , a British delegation led by Sir Geoffrey Howe had arrived for peace talks . |
| 8 | Even in these circumstances we still expect to make steady progress in 1993 . |
| 9 | Were we really expected to believe this ? |
| 10 | They still expected to get cheap baked beans , but would pay over the odds for high-quality fresh food . |
| 11 | They probably expected to have Jewish readers too . |
| 12 | They never expected to see any freedom in their lifetime . |
| 13 | It soon expects to announce 10 deals to lease its remaining pubs , free of any beer supply agreements , to brewers and pub operators . |
| 14 | With £200 outstanding , he fully expected to pay some interest over the month , but was alarmed when it came to £29 . |
| 15 | As he handed Ben the bowl he almost expected to receive some kind of shock — a violent discharge of the child 's unnatural energy — through the medium of the bowl . |
| 16 | An unfinished coffin on black tressels , which stood in the middle of the shop , looked so gloomy and death-like that a cold tremble came over him , every time his eyes wandered in the direction of the dismal object : from which he almost expected to see some frightful form slowly rear its head , to drive him mad with terror . |
| 17 | He half expected to see some naked tourist in the corner , bound and gagged . |