Example sentences of "expect [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AFTER a two-and-a-half-year lull I fully expect my great friendship with Graham Gooch to be back in full swing on the tour to India . |
| 2 | I expect my own daughter will be like this in a year or two . |
| 3 | Even the massed ranks of City supporters behind the United goal could not have expected their great rivals to throw away their lead in such a foolish manner . |
| 4 | One of the saddest aspects of this issue is the heavy strains and burdens placed on elderly people who might have expected their last years to be more enjoyable . |
| 5 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
| 6 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
| 7 | Before reading further , think about the last few chapters and decide what you expect their empirical studies have found . |
| 8 | They can be used for retirement planning for those currently paying the top rate of income tax and who expect their post-retirement income to attract basic tax only . |
| 9 | You half expect their quiet moments to be a mere ‘ quiet before the storm ’ intro to some Metallica prog-thrash epic about hellspawn putrefaction , but then they meander into Sonic Youth discordant territory , then suddenly it 's walls of sonic bliss , then it 's off into a sample-aided , arse-quaking , ‘ Die asshole muthaf—er ’ industrial rant , then some tedious feedback wanking then … erm , that 's it . |
| 10 | They go to all that trouble to feed strangers and then expect their own family to do without . |
| 11 | The people of Northern Ireland and , indeed , of Britain and the Republic expect their constitutional politicians to put aside their differences in pursuit of a peaceful political solution and to raise no false obstacles to sitting down to discuss matters among themselves . |
| 12 | By that time , the Scottish team had gone through three practice sessions , while the Aussies from Queensland expect their post-season training to see them to a successful defence of the tournament , which starts today . |
| 13 | ‘ And the sad thing is , it 's a habit very hard to break because he 's always so damned competent — and we all in our various ways expect his uncomplaining support . |
| 14 | The girls I knew at COHQ thought he was particularly unattractive , but I expect his own girls applied different criteria . |
| 15 | I expect your little Anna is the same ! |
| 16 | The lesson our Party draws is important that all of us , individuals and corporations alike , have a responsibility to reflect the values we expect our fellow citizens to exhibit . |
| 17 | ‘ I expect our toughest game of the season against them . ’ |
| 18 | I expect our little miss found it repugnant , the first dirty old man she was put to . |
| 19 | BORLAND International said yesterday it expected its second-quarter results to beat analysts ' expectations after buoyant sales of Paradox , the US software company 's database product . |
| 20 | Swapo holds 41 of the Assembly 's 72 seats , but observers expected its main opponent , the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance ( DTA ) which has 21 seats , to block a Swapo-drafted constitution . |
| 21 | The US Seniors ' Tour may outstrip the USPGA Tour in terms of waistlines and average age , but no-one expected its leading money winner to also claim higher earnings . |
| 22 | The Bank expected its own new lending commitments in the year 1990-91 to increase to between $16,000 million and $18,000 million , and those of the IDA to reach $5,700 million , including substantial concessional lending to eastern Europe . |
| 23 | In exile she expected their first child , having left her husband in Russia ; he was later killed , and she suffered the blow of another death — her own child . |
| 24 | The reserve powers are extremely important , and if grossly inadequate provision were made for pensions I would expect my right Hon. and learned Friend to use them . |
| 25 | I think that the vast majority of the nation would expect my right hon. Friend to be there with the other leaders . |
| 26 | I suggest she opened the window for someone else , and did n't expect her own fingerprints to be taken . |
| 27 | Olivetti says it does n't expect its newest machine , MIPS ' ARCsystems or the rest of the ACE consortium 's MIPS offerings to have any real impact on the market for the next two or three years , leaving Intel Corp 's dynasty intact for some time to come . |
| 28 | However , Rangers do not expect their stalling tactics to deter Rovers , and they will be unable to refuse a £4m offer unless they are poised to claim honours of their own . |
| 29 | If glass vessels were prestigious drinking vessels , one might expect their cheaper equivalents to appear in the ceramic assemblage ; true skeuomorphs are not present amongst the pottery , although there is a strong similarity between the turned wooden vessels with metal rims from the Sutton Hoo mound I ship burial and the squat jars of Harden 's type VIII ( 1956b ; 1978 ) . |
| 30 | This is a difficult year for the world as a whole , so Taureans must expect their fair share of pressure . |