Example sentences of "expect a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A large gloomy bedroom had been the setting of it , hung with draperies , not the kind of thing you would expect a child to sleep in , but it was a little child that lay on the bed , white and still , the elderly man , evidently a doctor , who had seemingly just lifted a looking glass from the parted lips , turning to the young father and imparting the news of death , while the mother in a transport of grief clung to her husband , her head buried in his shoulder . |
| 2 | It means a bit of cheating , will give you some idea of how they , at level one , on a picture a child , you 'd expect a child to pick out two things about buildings . |
| 3 | You can not expect a reference book to be quite as gripping as an adventure novel , but all the same I read it cover to cover . |
| 4 | I think Japan was taken by surprise — they did n't expect a tour at the time — but he just decided to do it . |
| 5 | If you do decide to stop before this happens , perhaps someone else can put him to bed , so he does n't automatically expect a breastfeed before going to sleep . |
| 6 | In other words , the list operates at a much higher level of pre coordination of concepts than one would expect a thesaurus to support . |
| 7 | Ed Wallis , of PowerGen , was the first to openly admit that having paid the piper , he would expect a choice of tune . |
| 8 | You can expect a choice of nine restaurants and bars , a casino and nightclub , a swimming pool , whirlpool and gymnasium , a full business centre , of course , and simultaneous translation facilities in our Congress Hall . |
| 9 | They were as relaxed as you 'd expect a couple of dogs to be in the midday sun in the West Indies and clearly had life exactly as they wanted it . |
| 10 | I thought all the world smelt of onions ; I should expect a writer to choose a less ubiquitous smell to show observation . |
| 11 | ‘ Did you expect a present , Miss Eyre ? |
| 12 | " If a flat 's been unoccupied for some time , you 'd expect a pile of letters inside the door . " |
| 13 | Norman does n't expect a refund , but if he gets one he 'll send it straight to his relatives , who at the moment ca n't afford to fly to England . |
| 14 | If inflation or the growth in money supply are higher than anticipated , people will expect a rise in interest rates in anticipation of a tighter monetary policy . |
| 15 | I made my way to a cottage near the church , where I had been told I could expect a night 's lodging . |
| 16 | Ninety per cent of his party 's cash comes from the unions , which will expect a return . |
| 17 | The water companies have responsibilities to their shareholders , who will expect a return on their investment . |
| 18 | Gothenburg showed their 3-1 victory in Holland two weeks ago was no fluke and fired a warning shot that Milan can expect a fight in Sweden in next month 's group B semi-final match . |
| 19 | Additional targets set by Minister for Social Security Peter Lilley include : the identification of at least 40,000 extra self-employed people who should be registered ; a £12m increase in returns from identified Class 1 NI underpayments ; a £13.3m increase in payments of arrears ; and efficiency savings of £2.6m. 95% of customers can also expect a response to their enquiries within 10 working days . |
| 20 | You do n't expect a response . ’ |
| 21 | The brake and clutch are too close together for my modest size sevens , and there 's a huge foot-rest where I would normally expect a clutch pedal . |
| 22 | One might expect a docile or sensible horse , or even a friendly one , to be willing . |
| 23 | The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah was right when he said of an unlikely event that you might as well expect a leopard to change its spots . |
| 24 | It is important not to be brutal in this respect : one can not expect a puppy to go all through the night and be clean in the morning — it is physically impossible . |
| 25 | Trouble is , you ca n't expect a man to change himself . |
| 26 | You ca n't expect a man to walk around thinking he 's got to be grateful to them for the rest of his life — it 's ludicrous . |
| 27 | The United States baby can expect a life span of 70 years , and in the United Kingdom this rises to 71 years . |
| 28 | But how can you expect a system to solve your problems , if you did n't clarify exactly what they were prior to selection ? ’ |
| 29 | One would therefore expect a system of massive objects to settle down eventually to a stationary state , because the energy in any movement would be carried away by the emission of gravitational waves . |
| 30 | Normally you 'd not expect a problem in those circumstances . |