Example sentences of "[pron] expect [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expected to see a beach ! ’ she exclaimed . |
| 2 | I looked out to sea , almost as though I expected to see a puff of smoke and a beast with a forked tail appear from the darkness . |
| 3 | ‘ I expected to see a lot of back play but have been surprised by the lack of it , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ I expected to see the prince my husband at Mass this morning , my lady , she said . |
| 5 | I expected to see the laurel leaf in the back you know |
| 6 | I expected to wait a while for a spawning , but within two weeks they surprised me . |
| 7 | Every time I returned home I expected to find the police waiting . |
| 8 | a senior consultant in Consultancy Services , Risley , said although feelings generally were a bit mixed , ‘ I feel that we have been given a clearer picture of where AEA is heading although I expect to see a lot more changes before things settle down . ’ |
| 9 | I expect to see the trend continue if sensible policies continue to be pursued . |
| 10 | I shall draw up a timetable , hour by hour , and allowing for the fact that he must have slept , I expect to see the spaces filled in . |
| 11 | I expect to double the yield of Tobacco this harvest , but I am sensible that you desire us to put more land under the cane , this sugar trade being the more profitable at home and the Negroes most apt to its cultivation . |
| 12 | ‘ I expect to make a statement any day now . |
| 13 | ‘ I expect to make a lot of money , ’ she said coolly , sitting down to pour . |
| 14 | The contract is a kick in the teeth for British workers at Westinghouse Signal , which expected to clinch the £100 million deal . |
| 15 | When Psyche lighted the lamp , she expected to see a beast , but she saw a god . |
| 16 | When the lonely howl of a wolf carried to them through the forest , Isabel jumped , glancing at the door as if she expected to see the beast standing there . |
| 17 | ‘ Have you finished ? ’ they ask as you lie gasping , and when they switch on the light you expect to see a sign over the bed , NOW WASH YOUR HANDS . |
| 18 | But strained through they may be , the last place you expect to see a dust-up between the two protagonists is in Portugal — unless of course you happen to be a historian with a penchant for the Peninsular Wars . |
| 19 | Get there early — at least one hour before you expect to see the badgers — and do n't walk over the sett or across the entrances . |
| 20 | ‘ You expect to find an assassin masquerading as a goose ? ’ |
| 21 | I said , ‘ How are you expected to do a report ? ’ |
| 22 | Would you expect to find a dog in the plum pudding Milly , what did you get that ten P for ? |
| 23 | Do you expect to reopen a gallery at a later date ? |
| 24 | It is quite unrealistic to think that you can spend every waking moment working , but it is equally unrealistic to have hobbies and interests which fill every evening and the weekend and for you to expect to pass the course . |
| 25 | Are you expecting to make an arrest shortly ? ’ |
| 26 | In addition , the person who sent me wants the young man to be removed from his home and educated as a gentleman who expects to inherit a fortune . ’ |
| 27 | LAWS to tighten up control of strays take effect this week but anyone who expects to see the streets cleared of roaming dogs will be disappointed . |
| 28 | We expected to get a variety of other interesting specimens in the highlands of Arussi , where Ivor Buxton had discovered the mountain nyala in 1910 ; this large buck , resembling a greater kudu , was known only from the highlands of Arussi and Bale . |
| 29 | No one expected to reverse the pull of 14 years of refugee resettlement overnight , and there is little doubt that voluntary repatriation would pick up speed if the Hong Kong authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick . |
| 30 | I really would like to comment further , but I 'm not able so to do er we have all heard the autumn statement er from the Chancellor of the Exchequer last week , following on from that we expect to receive the draft standard spending assessment for Suffolk on or about the twenty sixth of this month , er and it really is , will be er when we have that indication that er Policy Committee will give to er , pull together the strings for the preparation of next year 's budget . |