Example sentences of "i expect [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reviewers would put ‘ When I first heard the name I expected four guys in Factory haircuts ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ I expected four . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ I expected six or seven calibre applicants , though others in the business said I would be surprised by the numbers to apply . |
| 4 | At any moment I expected one of the masters , placed at strategic intervals to stop a guy taking short cuts or lighting up a Havana cigar , to leap out from a place of concealment , brandishing The Times and bellowing , ‘ Come on , Britton ! |
| 5 | I expected hundred and forty at least ! |
| 6 | I expect six hours |
| 7 | I expect one of the old ladies was up there and dropped a fag end or something , and just forgot it . |
| 8 | , I expect one of those will be alright , were they stripy ones we saw the other day ? |
| 9 | ‘ I expect 85 to 90 per cent of our business to be corporate , ’ says Mr Nitschke , ‘ which is a very demanding market , so it is important that we are able to meet all its requirements . ’ |
| 10 | His vision of the future also included a reduction in university support services for authors ; fewer editors working on more books ; cheaper typesetting and data processing costs ; significantly reduced print runs ( ‘ I expect 50 copies will be considered a large run for some titles ’ ) ; electronic customer catalogues ; improved customer service ; a merging of the jobs of copy editor , designer and production controller ; and dramatically improved distribution ( ‘ the 10 minute book run off locally in the shop could soon be a reality ’ ) . |