Example sentences of "[be] expect [prep] that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Little problem had been expected from that workforce : it was young , unorganized and naive .
2 Speedy success was essential , since records gathered over the previous 80 years showed that at best only three weeks of rain-free weather could be expected at that time of the year .
3 As can be seen , the abeam position came later , as would be expected with that wind .
4 I received a porcelain candlestick as a gift from this company last Christmas , and judging by the quality of that product , I doubt whether dividends can be expected from that quarter either ! "
5 Thus little transformation is to be expected from that direction .
6 In 1976 the figure was set at 20,000 , and it was expected in that year that the figure would not exceed 15,000 in the following and subsequent years .
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