Example sentences of "expect two [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is interesting that in his later years Wordsworth regarded himself as a statesman as much as a poet ; he certainly annoyed his womenfolk by talking politics incessantly with Robert Southey , though one might have expected two writers to bore the company with literary theory . |
| 2 | The singer , best known for the classic Great Balls Of Fire , was expected two days ago but was said to be furious at taking second billing in the Giants of Rock 'n' Roll concerts . |
| 3 | So expect two years of dull , decent , gritty competence , explain the Major-domos — and steady , unspectacular results . |
| 4 | A trip to London was planned and they were expecting two visits — one from an elderly relative who 'd been in touch after receiving a holiday postcard and another from two people who used to live in the flat upstairs and had telephoned asking if they could call by . |
| 5 | From this type of starting-point the SDPP expected two things to flow , namely the capturing of a long-term vision within which short-term goals were to be set and , second , a relief in teacher stress . |