Example sentences of "we expect [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Aiming at 70 Implementor sales for 1993 , Hugh McCartney , the company 's managing director said that 75% of business will still come from people developing applications for the AS/400 : ‘ We expect people to migrate in two to three years . |
| 32 | We expect people to pay their debts . |
| 33 | We expect BP Exploration 's production to remain broadly at 1992 's level for the next few years and then to rise after 1995 . |
| 34 | But , at a state banquet later that evening , Gorbachev stressed that " we expect reciprocity and count on America 's continued support and understanding " . |
| 35 | We expect reality but mime is not bound by such limitations . |
| 36 | We expect candidates to communicate effectively — but will not be looking for perfect Business English . |
| 37 | We impose heavy loads on those with both brain and brawn , and we expect saintliness from them as well . |
| 38 | ‘ We expect opposition , ’ says dreadlocked troupe member Fox , ‘ because we 're dealing with a bigger picture than the odd jokes about West Indian parents . |
| 39 | On the whole we expect opportunities to start paying off very quickly . |
| 40 | … we expect books to generate ideas for exploration , we try to choose books that will challenge and ask questions of our brightest children and yet provide an accessible experience for the weakest . |
| 41 | Hunting may well become outlawed but we are deluding ourselves if we expect angling to follow in the foreseeable future although I am sure it will also go in future decades . |
| 42 | After all , we expect cuts to heal themselves , broken bones to knit , colds to clear . |
| 43 | Normal language states are not uniform , and in vernacular ( non-standardized ) states we expect alternations and other kinds of variation to exist . |
| 44 | We expect GDP to grow by 1.25 per cent this year , with the recovery gathering pace . |
| 45 | If we expect failure , we need n't take risks . |
| 46 | We expect heating of the ambient ionospheric electron gas in response to the precipitation of solar wind plasma , and the plasma density data ( not shown ) reveal that weak density increases emerge within the events late in their lifetime , at the highest latitudes . |
| 47 | ‘ Labour will introduce a new Railway Act that will lay down in law the broad policy objectives that we expect BR to meet , ’ he told the Centre for Local Economic Strategies in Sheffield . |
| 48 | We expect planes to take off on time . |
| 49 | This year we expect consumers to spend some £80 billion on leisure — almost one quarter of consumer spending . |
| 50 | But that is precisely what happens when we expect plants to live and thrive , not as nature intended , but on chemical fertilizers . |
| 51 | So when can we expect Bill to ditch comedy for good and go all-out rock on us ? |
| 52 | But how far can we expect institutions to fulfil the needs of historians in this area ? |
| 53 | How virulent should we expect animal parasites to be ? |
| 54 | Further , can we expect states to agree to accept such a system , particularly with compulsory reference to international courts and mandatory application of their decisions , even if there are not sanctions attached to non-adherence ? |
| 55 | And can we expect states to allow non-coercive jural agencies to gather information in an effective manner when this involves the divulgence of state secrets , even if this is seen as the only way to secure confidence in , for instance , disarmament treaties ? |
| 56 | ‘ And what time may we expect supper , Eleanor ? ’ her father asked , standing by the front window with his back to her . |
| 57 | Can we expect individuals to enjoy equal rights and participation in their social lives and yet work under an authoritarian structure at the workplace that gives them little responsibility and allows them little scope for participation ? |
| 58 | How can we expect people from developing nations to make sacrifices for the good of mankind , while we continue to squander and pollute ? |
| 59 | Or are we expecting Bonn to recognise East German citizenship ? |
| 60 | However , it would be naive of us to expect repercussions for both subject content and pedagogic style ’ . |