Example sentences of "[conj] expect [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | thought or expect to demonstrate one point |
| 2 | Applicants should hold , or expect to obtain this year , a degree of at least good second-class honours standard in an appropriate Arts or Social Sciences subject . |
| 3 | However , the government round it more difficult than expected to cut public expenditure and this , coupled with a desire to reduce taxation in order to increase incentives , meant that the PSBR targets could not be met without an extra source of revenue . |
| 4 | Loppe knew better , of course , than to expect to enter any nobleman 's house as a friend . |
| 5 | ‘ What in God 's name made those noises ? ’ blurted Edgar , looking around , as if expecting to see some scene of carnage . |