Example sentences of "[pron] expect a [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected a fanfare to greet me , or at least for Tony to fall to his knees in admiration . |
| 2 | I expected a struggle to keep up with the hearse ; instead , its response surprised me . |
| 3 | On his return he puzzled me by behaving exactly as I expected an S.S.O. to behave . |
| 4 | As for me , the things I expect a computer to do have advanced somewhat . |
| 5 | Suppose that I expect a colleague to give me a lift home this evening , but that her car has a flat battery ; this wo n't stop us , however , because a friend 's car is parked conveniently near with some jump leads which we can use to get her car to start . |
| 6 | Nor do I expect an angler to recognise every bite he feels the first time he tries touch legering . |
| 7 | X marked the spot where you expected a draw to take place . |
| 8 | If you expect a child to write about a personal experience , engagement with that experience has to be regarded as a priority . |
| 9 | ‘ When you expect a deal to happen they may tell you there has been a last minute problem and the people either providing the funds or the guarantee either require a non-performance bond to be put up or require some kind of payment up front to prove you really mean business . |
| 10 | But how can you expect a system to solve your problems , if you did n't clarify exactly what they were prior to selection ? ’ |
| 11 | No one expects a practitioner to have time for much theoretical musing or for large empirical studies . |
| 12 | Addressing the Assembly , Yeltsin said that at the forthcoming Congress he expected an attempt to retreat from reforms . |