Example sentences of "[adv] expect [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not expect any difficulty in getting approval for the larger sum , and can do that at the same time as tenders are to hand for acceptance , but it will remain important to contain the total project cost as far as possible . |
| 2 | However , direct coercive sanctions require continuous effort , and may in fact be a rather brittle form of social control , so we should not expect dominant groups in different societies to rely wholly and simply on such crude means of retaining their power and privilege , especially where their position has long been entrenched . |
| 3 | Wholesalers reported an increase in sales compared with last year , reversing the previous trend , and they also expect strong growth in sales in February . |
| 4 | Moscow could also expect Iraqi interest in Brezhnev 's initiative since Baghdad had floated a ‘ Pan-Arab Charter ’ early in 1980 , which inter alia had asserted the need to keep the Gulf free from all superpower bases . |
| 5 | You ca n't expect ordinary people in this situation to live like hermits , and it would be unreasonable to expect Charles and Diana to live like hermits . |
| 6 | You do n't expect finer feelings in a thief ? ’ |
| 7 | Do n't expect five-star facilities in a one-star hotel . |