Example sentences of "[conj] i expect [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Auntie Nellie only came to visit on special occasions so I expect Dad must have written to invite her to the wedding . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've lost four clients out of a total of 1,800 and I expect others will drift away , but we picked up a new client just this morning . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The vicar and his wife , of course , ’ she was saying , ‘ and I expect Penelope will come too . |
| 4 | ‘ Jim Mangold will be feeding them now , ’ said Daisy Pettigrew comfortingly , ‘ and I expect Faustina will be getting her share . |
| 5 | After all , football left leather behind long ago , but I expect cricketers will be up in arms about this suggestion . |