Example sentences of "expect [det] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | He simply stood still saying nothing until the cries died away , and then told them what they were waiting for , and that he expected little more fighting . |
| 2 | She had n't expected any more extravagant praise . |
| 3 | Young people in rural areas can expect little more than basic primary school education and the girls may not even receive that . |
| 4 | But do n't expect much more than pompous doggerel in the words . |
| 5 | I would , however , expect much more from the software . |
| 6 | With so many airlines strapped for cash and with costs increasing , passengers should not expect many more fare-wars . |
| 7 | Naively , we would expect many more ordinary quasars , because there is only a small chance of a beam pointing straight at us : but the calculation must also consider the fact that BL Lac objects would on average appear to be brighter than other quasars ( because the doppler effect brightens a beam coming towards us ) , and so we would tend to pick up more of them . |
| 8 | Then came the day of joy when doctors at Newcastle upon Tyne General Hospital said they did not expect any more problems . |
| 9 | Tess was not surprised at Mrs d'Urberville 's cold manner , and did not expect any more of such a great lady . |
| 10 | I would have hoped that the Minister might have spelt out more clearly the fact that he would not expect any more private works Bills to be introduced . |
| 11 | But with grown-ups there is nothing to expect any more . |
| 12 | She flew back to Lima and wrote to all her clients telling them not to expect any more craft goods : she was quitting and going to work in the jungle . |
| 13 | It was nice to know he felt good about her being here but she wanted more than that — but how selfish of her to expect any more . |
| 14 | We are expecting much more of patients than in the past . |
| 15 | Rightly or wrongly the patient expects little more than perhaps ten minutes of the doctor 's time . |