Example sentences of "[pron] expect [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end everyone expected a return on love , demanded a rebate of gratitude or respect . |
| 2 | When the settlers got to Virginia , everyone expected the gentlemen of the party to run things , just as in England . |
| 3 | I would begin Spanish now just to reassure myself that I expected a future in which I could pick up past threads . |
| 4 | As far as I 'm concerned , the residents come first ; and I expect every member of staff to understand that , right through from helping them get up in the morning to taking someone off to bingo if she wants to go . |
| 5 | I expect a windfall of treesnakes and insects |
| 6 | You see , I expect a lot of Labour voters will spoil their ballot papers by writing ‘ F … ing Tory ’ next to my name . |
| 7 | Yet the aim is for individuals on both sides to come together and explore , ex tempore , mutual areas of interest in the conference venue , the Glasgow Hilton , ( ’ I expect a lot of the business to be done in the corridors ’ , said Howell ) or at the Computer Solutions Show which runs simultaneously at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre . |
| 8 | I I expect a letter from |
| 9 | I expect a letter from her saying how nice that belch was and what what perfect notational quality it was . |
| 10 | But I expect no favours from Graham when it comes to team selection and I know they wo n't be offered . |
| 11 | I expect the improvements in services that Londoners should see in the coming years to speak for themselves , but there is no room for complacency . |
| 12 | I 'm I 'm sorry Councillor Wyle , I expect the courtesy towards the Chair , and I am now summing up , so please be quiet . |
| 13 | I expect the conditions in some of the houses you went into were , were er pretty poor . |
| 14 | I 'm just saying there was mine was Tech , I expect the college at the old college . |
| 15 | However , I expect the differential between unleaded and diesel to revert to the norm in the summer months . |
| 16 | I expect the matter to be dealt with promptly . |
| 17 | The Economist circulation is now five hundred and twenty five thousand each week , and although their er year is out of sync with ours , I expect the profits for the year to be at or near record levels once again . |
| 18 | Wednesday is Fantasy day in the Torygraph so I expect the details to be in there again next week , as nothing more will have happened by then fantasy-wise cos there are no Premiership games . |
| 19 | Once the Scottish Office commence their national publicity for Council Tax at the end of September I expect the number of enquiries , including enquiries about Banding , to increase dramatically . |
| 20 | Palled by the bleak , dusty nooks of outer Dublin ( my mother told me once that eventually , in some parts , all cities look like Brooklyn , and I 'm beginning to see her point ) , I expect the hospital to be yet a stranger place . |
| 21 | Nobody expected the pupils to be paragons of perfection The standards the principal expected of herself were a different matter entirely . |
| 22 | Party loyalty is by no means an irrelevant factor in explaining and predicting the behaviour of congressmen , but on any issue that they perceive to be contentious within their districts nobody expects a member of Congress to put party before district . |
| 23 | Nobody expects a paragon of virtue but the nurse is meant to be realistic , is meant to have self-knowledge because the ‘ self ’ must be used in the relationship . |
| 24 | That cost will now be shared with MCI , which expects the venture to be profitable after two years . |
| 25 | She expected no favours from Ace , and he would be the last to give her any as far as her job was concerned . |
| 26 | As is common practice , Landlords kept the tenant 's deposit of £650 and told Debbie they would take their entire fee of £881 up front , so she expected no rent for the first month . |
| 27 | At every moment she expected the girl behind the desk to call her back : ‘ Hey , you ! ’ and question her right to be here . |
| 28 | She expected the receiver to be replaced . |
| 29 | But I was comforted to discover that these highways are antiquities , built by some unfortunate landowner who expected a visit from the king . |
| 30 | His emphasis on a one-party state surprised many Zimbabwean political analysts , who expected the issue to be quietly forgotten . |