Example sentences of "[be] expect the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the interviewer remains silent then look at her or him as if you are expecting the next move to come from their side . |
| 2 | It contains an inherent fallacy : you are expecting the silent majority to speak . |
| 3 | If Patrick had been expecting the small man to head up Grafton Street , then he was disappointed ; the guide continued on past the bottom of the crowded street , passing Yeates & Son , the opticians with the giant spectacle frame hanging outside the shop , heading into Nassau Street and then he turned right into Dawson Street . |
| 4 | As might be expected the temporary workforce was disproportionately concentrated in the service sector , in particular in the distribution , hotels and catering industries and in " other " services , both public and private ( in Britain this includes public administration ) . |
| 5 | As may be expected the ohmic voltage drop in the wire will be equal to the induced voltage . |
| 6 | For the potential risks condition , analysis of variance with two within-subjects factors shows that there is once again a significant main effect of junction risk , F(1,9)=43.01 , p<0.01 , as would be expected the high risk junctions tended to have more potential risks . |
| 7 | It was now Friday , and the first volunteers were expected the following day ! |
| 8 | We were expecting the American model to arrive in Europe with pleasurable anticipation , accepting its inevitability . |
| 9 | The news of her latest pregnancy was broken in November , and it is expected the new baby will make a public debut on her Good Morning BBC1 programme , perhaps next week . |
| 10 | An announcement , perhaps blessed by Microsoft , is expected the last week in January . |
| 11 | The speedy ‘ wash-out ’ effect that set in showed clearly how unrealistic it is to expect the developmental course to be changed when just one period is singled out for attention and no effort is made to follow up that experience and integrate it in an individual 's total life pattern . |
| 12 | For example , if the current one-year rate is rs 1 = 6.5 per cent and the market is expecting the one-year rate in a year 's time to be = 7.5 per cent , then the market is expecting a 100 investment in two one-year bonds to yield 100 ( 1.065 ) ( 1.075 ) = 114.49 after two years . |
| 13 | They rarely had visitors , and if ever anyone was expected the front drawing room in its pale greens and pinks with damp spots over the wall could be aired and dusted . |
| 14 | James Brown when receiving our first album ‘ Box Frenzy ’ — ‘ I was expecting the first Clash album and got the third Sham 69 album ’ — which we thought was a bit of a compliment . |