Example sentences of "expect many [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 TECs will have responsibility for the initiative , and I expect many bids .
2 I expect many mothers have had the experience of standing at the sink washing and re-washing dishes because a teenage son or daughter is standing in the kitchen talking about something important , and once the dish-washing is over , he or she will go away .
3 But I expect many others to work on them after me and analyse them in their turn .
4 It was still early so I did n't expect many customers , but I did expect more than one — me .
5 Liz , a busy working mother of three , is pictured with promotions executive , Elizabeth Ollier , who is expecting many friends to join in the family celebrations .
6 Thus the Welsh Office says : ‘ Hospitals have the option to seek self-governing status , but we are not expecting many applications . ’
7 Farm incomes are expected to fall in the 1990s and the Commission expects many farmers to participate in the scheme , despite initial protests that the payments are too low .
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