Example sentences of "i expect [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought that because I had looked up to the twins on account of their wealth I expected others to do the same to me . |
| 2 | I expected slippers but he was more spruce than that and clearly businesslike in the way he ran this family hotel . |
| 3 | In the first investigative session I ever ran I expected pupils to produce a quadratic relationship , or at least a verbal description of one , from a problem involving lines and their intersections . |
| 4 | I do not mean by this that I expect managers to cry , or to clasp one another like footballers after a goal has been won . |
| 5 | I expect restaurateurs will be itching to copy Jean-Paul Gaultier 's extraordinary staff uniform with the fork epaulette , but the rest of the details are ingredients for thought only . |
| 6 | And now every time I see an advert , or just anything , I expect things to explode . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I expect things will get stirred up pretty soon now that the Admiral 's back in town , ’ observed Amiss . |
| 8 | ‘ We 've lost four clients out of a total of 1,800 and I expect others will drift away , but we picked up a new client just this morning . ’ |
| 9 | His share was a good quarter of the capital provided for the voyage , so I expect returns . ’ |
| 10 | " I expect Manners 'ud like to do the same . " |
| 11 | By the third day I expect third-years to work alone , and if you slip up , gal , I 'll have your guts for garters ! |
| 12 | As an author , I expect reviewers to be honest and objective . |
| 13 | After all , football left leather behind long ago , but I expect cricketers will be up in arms about this suggestion . |