Example sentences of "he expect a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He expected a few dozen people . |
| 2 | When told it could , Postelnicu made it clear that he expected a regular supply of Scotch to be discreetly deposited there . |
| 3 | Eileen was amazed that he expected a reply . |
| 4 | General Philippe Morillon , the commander of the UN 's forces in Bosnia , said on the same day that he expected a solution soon to the siege of Sarajevo . |
| 5 | He glanced sideways at Jehan as if he expected a comment . |
| 6 | He expected a celebratory meal on re-entry into this life , and a litre of his own wine from the most recent good vintage . |
| 7 | Prost said he expected a tough race but was satisfied with the performance of his car . |
| 8 | Presenting the seventh development plan ( 1991-97 ) to the National Assembly on Nov. 19 , Masire said that he expected a slowdown in revenue in the coming period and that the private sector would have to play a greater role in diversifying the economy and reducing the dependence on mineral exports . |
| 9 | Stok sipped his drink and waited as though he expected a round of applause . |
| 10 | ‘ Interesting , ’ she said , when she realised he expected a comment . |
| 11 | He said he expected a substantial part of that money to be used as a ‘ starter ’ sum for Darlington schools St Augustines and St Bedes . |
| 12 | NatWest 's chief executive , Derek Wanless , said he expected a ‘ modest improvement ’ in the current year and welcomed a cut in the key cost to-income ratio from 67.5 per cent to 64.7 per cent . |
| 13 | Best who was at a Lions selection meeting in Edinburgh yesterday morning , reckoned the margin and manner of Scotland 's 20-0 victory would certainly have England worried and that he expected a cracker of a game on Saturday week at Twickenham , where Scotland have won only twice , in 1971 and 1983 , since the Second World War . |
| 14 | Mr Ebbert warned that the company would have to continue operating at reduced output levels for the immediate future , even though he expected a modest improvement in total UK new car sales this year — a rise of perhaps about 7 per cent to 1.7 million . |
| 15 | If he expected a skirt , |
| 16 | Why did he expect a good crop of sugarbeet ? |
| 17 | But on neither count could he expect a very sympathetic hearing in Washington . |
| 18 | THE Home Secretary has told colleagues that he expects a fresh Commons debate on the death penalty before the next election and that he would speak and vote for its restoration as a deterrent for some murders . |
| 19 | He expects a similar situation with Alpha , but says the company has just signed its first large contract in the US . |
| 20 | Very likely he expects a bambina — even Constanza found they did n't speak the same language any more . |
| 21 | He wants to come in , but a glance up to the bridge tells me he expects a vast crowd to appear out of nowhere , the minute he strips naked . |
| 22 | He expects a place in a Labour cabinet : Chief Whip for a short time , perhaps , then a portfolio of his own ‘ something where I could really help the North . ’ |
| 23 | He expects a ruling from Ian Lang , Secretary of State for Scotland , on the proposals by the end of this month . |