Example sentences of "he expect [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newley occasionally went there with clients from whom he expected rich pickings . |
| 2 | In a budget report presented in mid-1990 , the Minister of Finance , Kinza Clodumar , said that he expected that phosphate royalties would drop by A$10,000,000 from the 1989-90 figure of A$25,000,000 . |
| 3 | And last night top U.S. military commander General Colin Powell said he expected Western jets to be enforcing the zone within two weeks . |
| 4 | Mr Lutz Stavenhagen said that he expected 11 out of the 12 EC leaders in Strasbourg to endorse the proposal — a reference to the renewed isolation of Mrs Thatcher over the issue . |
| 5 | Wolfgang Roller , chairman of Dresdner Bank , said yesterday he expected long-term rates to fall by nearly two points and inflation to average 4 p.c. as the German economy recovers . |
| 6 | He expected European countries to put pressure on Arab countries to enter into direct negotiations with Israel , and claimed that the EC 's trust in the PLO to relinquish terrorism had been exploited by the latter . |
| 7 | He expected good behaviour and his rather grim glance in her direction did more to motivate her into action than any coaxing . |
| 8 | Dr Neil was not in any way surprised at McAllister 's reaction to his lovemaking ; he expected such modesty from a well brought up young girl , and her arms around his neck , her timid responses , fluttering though they were , told him that she felt for him what he felt for her , and further inflamed his own passion , while warning him to go gently . |
| 9 | After a meeting with umpires Steve Randell and Terry Prue , Subba Row said in a statement that he expected all players to adhere to proper standards of behaviour . |
| 10 | Bolger took office on Oct. 28 and announced his new 18-member Cabinet on Nov. 1 , using the occasion to stress that he expected all Ministers to observe the tradition of collective responsibility . |
| 11 | He simply stood still saying nothing until the cries died away , and then told them what they were waiting for , and that he expected little more fighting . |
| 12 | Cornmill manager Albion Small said he expected several other famous names to join Body Shop . |
| 13 | Perhaps he expected some protest from Constanza , a declaration , perhaps he hoped for it . |
| 14 | I did n't say anything , though the way he had said it made it clear he expected some comment . |
| 15 | He also said he expected some of the banned garages and testers to appeal against the rulings , and meanwhile they were allowed to continue MOT testing . |
| 16 | If he expected this to frighten Sir John he succeeded . |
| 17 | John always remained very concerned about the designing of his own ballets but was never specifically credited with responsibility for their designs , preferring to collaborate with an artist to whom he could explain his ideas and from whom he expected further ideas to enhance the final outcome . |
| 18 | Hundreds of the hostel residents had been questioned , the Commissioner said ; six had been arrested , and he expected further arrests following the result of forensic tests of bloodstained weapons found at the hostel . |
| 19 | If he expected any other price level he would not be acting rationally since he would not be forming his expectation of the price level in line with the process determining it ; that is , the aggregate supply and demand process depicted in figure 4.4 . |
| 20 | Sir Peter Holmes , Shell 's chairman who admitted that he was ‘ astonished ’ to discover that the irregularities had occurred through an associate company failing to follow strict rules against speculative dealing , said that he expected any further exposure to be limited to a £65 million charge which the company would take in its accounts for the first quarter of 1993 . |
| 21 | He expected limitless serenity of a man half Indian , and indeed Thomas had sustained the expectation for twenty years or more . |
| 22 | He says that he expected more mud slinging ; Dowty has been very gentlemanly so far . |
| 23 | Inmos 's Pearson was philosophical about the delay , admitting it had lost the company customers , but saying he expected forthcoming T9000 generations to lure the strays back to the fold . |
| 24 | Somehow he expected TOP to be different . |
| 25 | After the breakdown of talks in London he said he expected most of the cuts to fall on Merseyside 's Halewood plant . |
| 26 | He said he expected most of the cuts to fall on Merseyside 's Halewood plant . |
| 27 | He expects continued growth in the United States but did not elaborate . |
| 28 | Though he expects lower cereal crop yields after he completes the conversion , there is a saving of £70 an acre in the cost of pesticides and herbicides . |
| 29 | Anyone who is offering a proposal that requires a " yes " effort should be clear as to why he expects that effort to be made . |
| 30 | If he expects immediate reaction to this suggestion his child is contaminating his adult . |