Example sentences of "know [pron] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had come to know what to expect : worries about keeping control , not being liked , being judged and evaluated , feeling lonely in the staffroom , being caught between the conflicting advice of Institute and school tutors . |
| 2 | With educational broadcasts a fixed format has the advantage that teachers and students come to know what to expect . |
| 3 | ‘ You know it helps to know what to expect , and who 's acting in character and who 's acting out of character , and all that sort of thing . |
| 4 | It gets embarrassing at times when there are guests in the house , even if they are family and ought to know what to expect . |
| 5 | As well as the initial outlay of purchasing the machine , they need to know what to expect in terms of running costs . |
| 6 | Horses are creatures of habit , and steeplechasers should know what to expect . |
| 7 | The negative consequences of inappropriate behaviour should be predictable to the child : he/she should know what to expect . |
| 8 | Facing the prospect of having your pet put down can be daunting , especially as people often do n't know what to expect . |
| 9 | ‘ After leading last year I then relaxed , partly because I did n't know what to expect , and ended up missing the four-round cut by one shot . ’ |
| 10 | The visit could be ‘ frightening ’ to a practitioner who does n't know what to expect . |
| 11 | Actually , Bob Dwyer 's Wallabies do know what to expect in Cardiff — tremendous singing , improved opposition and another victory . |
| 12 | You have no reputation to encourage a publisher ; they do n't know what to expect . |
| 13 | The parents do not know what to expect of you and you do n't know what to expect of them . |
| 14 | The parents do not know what to expect of you and you do n't know what to expect of them . |
| 15 | I had never been to Asia before and really did n't know what to expect . |
| 16 | With Hendrix we did n't really know what to expect . |
| 17 | I was really surprised at how down to earth she was , I did n't really know what to expect , but she granted me interviews and I do n't think she has ever granted an interview from prison before . ’ |
| 18 | Anyone who understands gospel choirs and Jam & Lewis will know what to expect . |
| 19 | As Wittgenstein observed : ‘ If however I doubt whether a spider feels pain , it is not because I do n't know what to expect ’ ( Z 564 ) . |
| 20 | The seasoned after-dinner speaker will know what to expect as soon as he enters the room and meets the organiser . |
| 21 | Going to a new prison , you do n't know what to expect . |
| 22 | I did n't know what to expect when I came back to school . |
| 23 | I did n't know what to expect and no-one had really told me . |
| 24 | It would have helped to have had something to read in the quiet of my own home , so I could know what to expect in the future . |
| 25 | Do n't let me catch anybody else rushing about the corridor , or they 'll know what to expect . |
| 26 | Sue Burrows said : ‘ We do not know what to expect or how many teams will be taking part but we are going there with a positive attitude . |
| 27 | I did not really know what to expect away from the National Health Service and my mum , and so , armed with a small library of books and the good wishes of a Jamaican midwife at Homerton hospital , I just hoped for the best . |
| 28 | Sabine did n't know what to expect . |
| 29 | You 'd know what to expect next time — that does n't do it for him , you know what I mean ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ We did n't know what to expect ’ said . |