Example sentences of "[conj] expect [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew better than to expect a detailed answer . |
| 2 | Here is a volume you could present to someone with no interest in science and expect a pleasurable reaction from any but the most insensitive . |
| 3 | You can not simply propose to me with no more reason than the discovery that I happen to sleep with a woman and expect an instant answer . |
| 4 | Some analysts pointed to a further fall of 13,000 in manufacturing jobs which could indicate the overall fall may be due to problems with seasonal adjustments , and expect the upward trend to resume in March . |
| 5 | Both horses and people will use what they have learnt from their own species and expect the other species to understand . |
| 6 | They tend to be European , though , or Europeanized Egyptians and expect the social style of a club on the Riviera . |
| 7 | Readers wishing to make a similar tray should note that it is not possible to assign values arbitrarily to the sides of the rectangle and ‘ rise ’ of both flaps and expect the resulting outline to be a smooth one . |
| 8 | In recent times , however , most people have come to experience and to expect an abrupt transition from full-time work to full-time retirement at an age when many of them feel reasonably fit . |
| 9 | He never rehearsed the performance , but rather the technique of the music , leaving his emotional response to the inspiration of the concert and expecting a well-prepared orchestra to be entirely responsive to this . |
| 10 | This meant that management were able to push decision making well down the hierarchy , giving those actually operating the CNC machines much autonomy , and expecting a high level of integration of the various functions such as quality control , work planning , programming of the machine , and machine setting to take place via those operatives actually on the shop floor . |
| 11 | He takes on Kenya 's former Olympic champion Paul Ereng in Hengelo , Holland , next Sunday and expects a hard race as part of his preparations for the World Championships in Stuttgart at the end of August . |
| 12 | The company adds that it is already benefiting from increased efficiency and expects a large return on its financial investment in Weldon . |
| 13 | The Channel Tunnel Research Unit at the University of Kent is also cautious in its assessment and expects the direct impact of the Tunnel to be marginal . |
| 14 | He had no clear idea what he was going to do but expected a good gathering at Linley 's house and thought an opportunity would occur . |
| 15 | As yet Mr. Bowden does not know how much money he has raised , but expects the final total to be well over £250 . |
| 16 | In 1976 , the government pegged the grant for future years to the 1975 level in real terms , while expecting a comparable service to be maintained . |
| 17 | What should be expected post-operatively , e.g. if the patient will wake up in the ward or a recovery room ; whether to expect an intravenous infusion. 5 . |
| 18 | I am not so naive as to expect a blinding flash of understanding , but bit by bit I think I am beginning to see patterns of behaviour , and even — in some cases — to recognise individuals . |