Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would begin Spanish now just to reassure myself that I expected a future in which I could pick up past threads . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | On the plane to London , Adam had said that Clare still refused to see her ; he had hinted that she expected an apology . |
| 4 | In the past , this did not mean that we would not move from company to company , it most certainly did not mean that we ha that we thought we had a job for life , but it did mean that we expected a degree of permanence and improvement as part of the reward for our endeavours and labour . |
| 5 | And having long been supported by the institution he will be crucially aware that it expects a degree of loyalty verging on deference or acquiescence . |
| 6 | Presenting the seventh development plan ( 1991-97 ) to the National Assembly on Nov. 19 , Masire said that he expected a slowdown in revenue in the coming period and that the private sector would have to play a greater role in diversifying the economy and reducing the dependence on mineral exports . |
| 7 | Eileen was amazed that he expected a reply . |
| 8 | Best who was at a Lions selection meeting in Edinburgh yesterday morning , reckoned the margin and manner of Scotland 's 20-0 victory would certainly have England worried and that he expected a cracker of a game on Saturday week at Twickenham , where Scotland have won only twice , in 1971 and 1983 , since the Second World War . |
| 9 | General Philippe Morillon , the commander of the UN 's forces in Bosnia , said on the same day that he expected a solution soon to the siege of Sarajevo . |
| 10 | ‘ She humiliated me quite unnecessarily and I expect an apology . ’ |
| 11 | Somewhat surprised approval from Mona , and she expected an explanation . |
| 12 | Offer her one hundred , Mr Palmer , and do n't bother me again if she expects a penny more . ’ |
| 13 | If you expect a child to write about a personal experience , engagement with that experience has to be regarded as a priority . |
| 14 | JUST before Budget Day we told the story of the Brentford Football Club fan who occupies a senior post at the Treasury and we expected a giveaway Budget if Brentford were leading the Third Division table at the time . |
| 15 | There 's a lot of talent among these youngsters and we expect a lot of them . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ There appear to be two parties to date who are significantly interested in the property and we expect an offer very shortly . ’ |
| 17 | And they expected a lot of but they did n't expect that many . |
| 18 | He glanced sideways at Jehan as if he expected a comment . |
| 19 | If he expected a skirt , |
| 20 | The 18-person PS'Soft unit sells only in France at present , but it expects a UK outlet to be established shortly . |
| 21 | On his return he puzzled me by behaving exactly as I expected an S.S.O. to behave . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | Stok sipped his drink and waited as though he expected a round of applause . |