Example sentences of "[pron] expect from the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Much nicer than I expected from the particulars , ’ she added . |
| 2 | The interior was just as I expected from the books I had seen at school . |
| 3 | What else could you expect from the gentry ? |
| 4 | The electronic and acoustic weapons systems of bats , which we discussed in Chapter 2 , have all the finely tuned sophistication that we expect from the end-products of a long arms race . |
| 5 | So just what can we expect from the woman who put the ‘ broad ’ in broadcasting ? |
| 6 | The three men got away with six times the amount they expected from the raid on a West Auckland Post Office . |
| 7 | Ten minutes later , Mr and Mrs Crumwallis , returning earlier than they expected from the wine and cheese do , heard even from their quarters the noise from the boarding section . |
| 8 | However as Levi points out , different official agencies use these powers in a manner which is related to the level of tolerance they expect from the media and politicians . |
| 9 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue he expects from the proceeds of privatisation for the period of the public expenditure survey . |
| 10 | The £3m or so net of expenses that it expects from the placing will go to eliminating existing bank loans , which stood at £952,200 on November 13 , with the balance going for working capital . |
| 11 | She knew what to expect from the cykeman , but she was counting on his not knowing what to expect from her . |
| 12 | No indeed , one never knew quite what to expect from the gentry . |
| 13 | The big man had obviously come on deck to warn me what to expect from the twins , and for that I was grateful . |
| 14 | ‘ We know what to expect from the world champions , ’ said Davies . |
| 15 | Joan McAlpine 's article today on screen violence ( ‘ A hollow hooray for Hollywood ’ ) was not the balanced journalism most of us expect from The Scotsman , but an ill-informed , highly politicised , rant . |