Example sentences of "[pron] expect [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I can not accept lectures , " he told his guests , " because the people who pay for them expect me to attend cocktail parties at which I am caught between someone wanting to know what I think of existentialism and someone asking me what I really meant by such-and-such a line " . |
| 2 | They do n't understand about spies and I expect they eat merchants . ’ |
| 3 | I expect they made love with the lights out . |
| 4 | ‘ I expect you mean will O'Farrell be back , ’ Mrs Carson said . |
| 5 | ‘ I expect you remember Sally , our maid ? |
| 6 | ‘ I expect you do press-ups , ’ said Lili , playfully pinching his upper arm . |
| 7 | Moses and Monarchism is not one of those books of Freud as I expect you to read for this course , I mean I expect you to read things like Civilization 's Discontents and so on because they 're , they 're kind of central and they 're not very large books , they 're clearly er focused on our subject but erm it would be I think a little bit unreasonable for me to expect you to read this one , although , er I 'd quite like you to I mean some ways erm it 's a fascinating book , erm my guess is if it , if you do n't hate it , you 'd probably quite like it . |
| 8 | ‘ I expect he prefers cheese and onion to beef , ’ confirms long-time total stranger Kevin Costner , ‘ Most vegetarians do . ’ ’ |
| 9 | Again Agnes 's face screwed up as she said , ‘ And you expect them to take Jessie ? ’ |
| 10 | No , because you expect somebody to take pride in what they do , means the job does n't get as well then . |
| 11 | said : ‘ We are audited on a regular basis by the major pharmaceutical companies who expect us to match FDA standards . |
| 12 | In all dealings with people , we expect you to treat others promptly , courteously and with respect . |
| 13 | ‘ the social workers wo n't allocate the case because they 're short staffed — and they expect me to get Winnie moved . ’ |