Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] expect [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should also remember that we expect many of the elderly to function under circumstances of stress which would strain people of any age : bereavement , repeated as contemporaries gradually die , worry about money , fear of increasing infirmity , isolation and death . |
| 2 | ‘ Let us just say that we expect this to be your only half-witted jape for the entire term . |
| 3 | From the moment I could understand the human voice 1 — and I expect most of my generation — was told to be ‘ seen and not heard ’ … ‘ consider others before yourself ’ … ‘ never complain' and if you were a boy child , then you were exhorted to be a man , to show no emotion , and not to be a sissy . |
| 4 | And we expect hundreds of people queueing today in person . ’ |
| 5 | Most auction companies appear to be waiting until the transfer legislation is in place before they too offer sheep quota — and they expect most of 1993 trading to concentrate on leasing . |
| 6 | She pledged that the Government would safeguard those that did not opt for trust status , but she expected this to be a minority . |