Example sentences of "[pron] expect [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | This is version one of what promises to be one of the leading packages in this field , and , given that that is the case , I expect future versions to add greatly to its functionality . |
2 | He disapproves of bribery : ‘ Children do n't need to be saddled with the nagging aspirations of parents who expect little Johnny to do everything they did plus everything they did n't manage to do . ’ |
3 | We must start to define where we expect genuine refugees to come from . |
4 | But because a given change in performance has less effect on fitness later in life , we expect deleterious mutations to cause a greater drop in fertility and survival probability later in life , assuming the same mutation rate for each age . |
5 | ‘ Under the new arrangements we have forecast total ERDF receipts in Scotland of £120 million and , on past experience , we expect local authorities to obtain around £75 million , ’ Mr Lang said . |
6 | We expect British Rail to give urgent consideration to the timing of the placement of that order . |
7 | Why , why might we expect structural change to occur in this example ? |
8 | They expect other nations to set technical standards and to innovate new markets . |
9 | His bosses , the directors , say they look forward to next year , when they expect new business to increase . |
10 | Furthermore they are exceptionally ambitious in the language , skill and concepts they expect young children to acquire . |
11 | Thus , for example , if one wanted to study the reactions of women readers of romantic novels to a change in the cover design of a series of books , a group of , say , eight women of varying ages and social classes could be got together either in a house or in a discussion room at a research agency and a trained discussion leader would ask questions of them about their reading interests and , generally speaking , what they expect romantic novels to look like . |
12 | This in itself provides some considerable insight into what students of literature regard as " literary " , at least in terms of the kinds of structures which they expect literary texts to exhibit . |
13 | Now they expect responsible customers to pay for their folly . |
14 | Wolfgang Roller , chairman of Dresdner Bank , said yesterday he expected long-term rates to fall by nearly two points and inflation to average 4 p.c. as the German economy recovers . |
15 | He expected European countries to put pressure on Arab countries to enter into direct negotiations with Israel , and claimed that the EC 's trust in the PLO to relinquish terrorism had been exploited by the latter . |
16 | Will he confirm , in line with undertakings given at the time of privatisation , that he expects British Steel to consider offers for the sale of Ravenscraig on a commercial basis at opportunity cost — at a price which British Steel could expect to get for the plant on world markets ? |
17 | Morland has also issued new profit forecasts today showing that next year it expects pre-tax profits to rise by twenty-eight per cent . |
18 | Morland has also issued new profit forecasts today showing that next year it expects pre-tax profits to rise by twenty-eight per cent . |