Example sentences of "expect [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The group expected economic recovery in 1993 . |
| 2 | Looking ahead , Dr Ryan expected economic recovery , together with the cutback in production of aircraft and the retirement of old equipment to bring supply and demand back into balance . |
| 3 | If Krupp commanded his armies of workers , Richard Wagner expected total subservience from his audience . |
| 4 | Newley occasionally went there with clients from whom he expected rich pickings . |
| 5 | He expected European countries to put pressure on Arab countries to enter into direct negotiations with Israel , and claimed that the EC 's trust in the PLO to relinquish terrorism had been exploited by the latter . |
| 6 | It had always been generous in terms of sick pay and sympathetic and understanding towards employees with family problems , though it expected high standards of dress and deportment and lateness , absenteeism and incivility were not tolerated . |
| 7 | Some parents have very high expectations of cleanliness and expect complete conformity from their child . |
| 8 | However , if investors expect short-term interest rates to fall in the future they will wish to buy long-dated bonds today , thereby locking themselves into today 's long rates . |
| 9 | Wholesalers reported an increase in sales compared with last year , reversing the previous trend , and they also expect strong growth in sales in February . |
| 10 | According to a Gallup poll on behalf of Tory Central Office , 90 per cent of top businessmen reckon the Tories have the best long-term economic programme , 52 per cent fear a deterioration under Labour and 80 per cent expect economic improvements under the Tories . |
| 11 | She had expected raucous laughter , giggling , cries of disappointment — anything but the total silence that struck her eardrums with the cold effectiveness of a block of ice applied to her nervous system . |
| 12 | Often they are organized by younger people who merely expect ageing members to be passive recipients of organized events . |
| 13 | Insurance companies understandably expect proper precautions to be taken for the security and safe storage of musical instruments . |
| 14 | If I give a hitcher a lift I expect social interaction and ca n't abide the ones that use me like a bus service , mute to the point of rudeness . |
| 15 | We expect British Rail to give urgent consideration to the timing of the placement of that order . |
| 16 | We naturally expect British Rail to attach the greatest importance to safety considerations . |
| 17 | Individuals use their radio and television sets in different ways and for different purposes , and expect different things of them . |
| 18 | On Merseyside they expect entertaining football . |
| 19 | We provide a top quality catering service for employees using the restaurant , which is also used extensively for VIP functions from other Total locations and from France , who expect high standard of food and service . |
| 20 | They expect high levels of performance . |
| 21 | The main cause of these differences is the hotel guests who come and go according to their own personal arrangements and who quite rightly expect high standards and quality service to be maintained throughout their stay . |
| 22 | Every year , we expect public service standards to be ratcheted up . |
| 23 | ‘ Today folk expect luxurious accommodation with all the facilities . ’ |
| 24 | At best she had expected bland sympathy from him , but the sparks shooting in his eyes were genuine . |
| 25 | This is version one of what promises to be one of the leading packages in this field , and , given that that is the case , I expect future versions to add greatly to its functionality . |
| 26 | Although I have expected similar signs , our commissionings have on the whole been quiet affairs , at least until 1990 . |
| 27 | You do not — or should not — expect tropical nights , moonlit beaches , rhythmic dancing by maidens in grass skirts , or cocktails . |
| 28 | The modest Japanese demand for Grimshaw and a few other Victorian artists such as Henry Parker , Breanski and David James is now subdued , though Christie 's expect Japanese dealers to take about 5% of a Victorian sale . |
| 29 | Doctors can ask us all sorts of intimate questions and expect honest answers ; in return , we expect them to treat this knowledge confidentially and not to gossip about the state of our health . |
| 30 | Expect cautious underspending in the first six months while trends are analysed ; |