Example sentences of "expect take [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I get all the praise when we 're winning , then I fully expect to take all the criticism when we 're losing . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ When you score three goals away from home you expect to take three points . |
| 3 | Secondly , changes in the labour market and the increased participation of women in employment has raised questions about the extent to which lone mothers — like more and more married mothers — should be expected to take paid employment ( Brown , 1989 ) . |
| 4 | The work is expected to take eight to 12 weeks . |
| 5 | Demolition of the flats is expected to take six weeks . |
| 6 | The work is expected to take six months . |
| 7 | As a Scot , I was expected to take New Year 's Day as leave rather than Christmas . |
| 8 | After the initial ‘ lessons in wizardry ’ , the child is expected to take increasing responsibility for its actions and to co-operate with others in everyday activities . |
| 9 | President René 's SPPF won 58.4 per cent of votes cast and was expected to take 14 seats on the commission to draft a constitution in advance of presidential and legislative elections scheduled to take place in December . |
| 10 | Mobility for women who make up 45 per cent of the labour force involves little choice once they reach the 25–30 age group when they are expected to take temporary retirement into marriage . |
| 11 | Patients refused admission can not be expected to take much comfort from this explanation of their plight . |
| 12 | ‘ If nitrate does , indirectly , cause cancer , it will be the long-term average that matters and the effect of any increase in cancer rates would be expected to take many years to become apparent … |
| 13 | The specific weaknesses of British government which Chapman alleged were first that the ministries , though expected to take all key decisions , were not expected to act — to build roads , run hospitals , train teachers and so on . |
| 14 | The relocation is expected to take two weeks . |
| 15 | Social Policy 2 is taught as three separate half courses and students are normally expected to take two of these . |
| 16 | It 's expected to take two months just to identify and catalogue the antiques so they can be matched with items reported stolen.Two men are helping police with their inquiries . |
| 17 | The survey is expected to take two months to complete and will be carried out through questionnaires sent to venture capitalists and advisers throughout the EC . |
| 18 | And some housekeeping tasks under DB2 3.1 such as reorganisation of the database are expected to take less time . |
| 19 | And some housekeeping tasks under DB2 3.1 such as reorganisation of the database are expected to take less time . |
| 20 | The procedure is expected to take 2 hrs . |
| 21 | His methods and his diligence were such that in less than six months he had completed the work which had been expected to take 2 to 3 years . |
| 22 | The Argus will leave with the helicopters on board next week and is expected to take seven days to reach the Croatian port of Split . |
| 23 | You are expected to take adequate steps to protect yourself . |
| 24 | Although these managers are not expected to take any responsibility for it , this does mean that notification of a failure in a module is passed through the LIFESPAN system , and individual managers can decide what impact the reported failure has on their modules and packages . |
| 25 | Although these managers are not expected to take any responsibility for it , this does mean that notification of a failure in a module is passed through the LIFESPAN system , and individual managers can decide what impact the reported failure has on their modules and packages . |
| 26 | It 's expected to take 9 months to complete . |
| 27 | Following the Supreme 's Court 's endorsement of Noonan 's ruling , the case was due to return to the Appeals Court to be reviewed by a panel of judges , a process which was expected to take several months . |
| 28 | A reconstruction programme , calculated to cost at least US$10,000 million , was expected to take several years . |
| 29 | The process of identification was expected to take several months but human rights groups were confident that it would provide evidence of indiscriminate killing . |
| 30 | The operation is expected to take several months . |