Example sentences of "[pron] expect [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expected a wee charge from Middlesbrough early on . |
| 2 | I expected a high-powered event , with dozens , if not hundreds of people present . |
| 3 | I 'd therefore grown used to getting a certain amount of respect from other drivers , so when I found one of the clapped-out Toyotas favoured by Asian families in my path one morning I expected a free passage . |
| 4 | For a moment I expected a knuckle-rapping response , but after a brief hesitation , he said , ‘ My verse was obscure because I was obscure to myself . |
| 5 | Needless to say , I expect a regular progress report . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I am not quite the Hochhauser rapist I am made out to be , but I expect a little peck , just here , on the cheek . ’ |
| 7 | I expect a Public Sector Borrowing Requirement in the current financial year of £35 billion , slightly lower than projected at the time of my Autumn Statement . |
| 8 | I have always thought that league results are what matter most to Motherwell and I expect a harder game than were given that day . ’ |
| 9 | My main solace is being able to write down ( I expect no instant adoration ) my feelings , isolation , experiences , attitudes , in prose or poetry on paper — a safety valve . |
| 10 | His excuse was forgetfulness but I expect the real reason was lack of funds . |
| 11 | In my union branch , as in many others , I expect the best activists to be voting Labour . |
| 12 | I expect the young novelist ( it seems unfair to give his name ) was thinking of the ‘ first , suppressed edition ’ of Les Fleurs du mal . |
| 13 | I expect the other sort have a ball — like Bella , ’ she added unkindly . |
| 14 | No , the estate agent reckons it 'll be converted into flats , so I expect the new owner 's going to want you out . |
| 15 | I expect the poor soul took the will for the deed , if you 'll excuse a weak joke . |
| 16 | er perhaps Tom himself was erm not really concentrating very much but I know when we came back after the Christmas Day , the Boxing Day that is , erm , Tom was quite oblivious as to what had gone on on the Chr on the Christmas Eve , so I remember we c we put our heads together and erm came to erm some arrangement as to who should be invited for this next tractor course and nothing was ever said so I expect the right people went after all but erm it 's funny how when he was |
| 17 | I expect the Scottish Transport Group , before reaching a decision on assistance , to see what it could do to encourage any separate teams to come together to mount a single bid . |
| 18 | The Prime Minister was heard in silence , and I expect the same courtesy to be extended to the Leader of the Opposition . |
| 19 | I 've refused work , and I expect the same loyalty from Enya , even if she married Phil Spector tomorrow ! |
| 20 | Well I expect the whole thing needs washing does n't it ? |
| 21 | ‘ I expect an important letter . |
| 22 | She expected a loud shout of . |
| 23 | She expected an angry response , and it rather unnerved her when it did n't come . |
| 24 | Those who expected a predictable finale to this unpredictable match got far more than they anticipated . |
| 25 | Even rewards such as these were a shade oblique for those who expected a direct return upon money invested . |
| 26 | Clubs such as this were rather like workshops with the old pros as time-served tradesmen who expected the young apprentices to clean their boots and learn their trade . |
| 27 | ‘ And you expected no such visitors to the priory ? ’ |
| 28 | You expect a little bit of jostling do n't you when there 's a crowd seen in the penalty box . |
| 29 | You expect a whole speech of explanation . |
| 30 | I would suggest to you colleagues , it 's because the , your expectations and those of the , er , the other erm , stake holders involved in the other agencies about joint planning depends on what you expect the joint structures to carry . |