Example sentences of "as [indef pn] expect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marsh accepted his fate honourably , as everyone expected , and the Australians got on with the job of keeping their boot on the Indian throat . |
| 2 | Of course — as Titmuss pointed out — had the Luftwaffe launched an all-out offensive on 3 September 1939 , as everyone expected , this scenario would have come about . |
| 3 | Disaster may not be as imminent as everyone expects and there may still be fat profits to be made by those with good nerves . |
| 4 | The point is that tonight — Magnapop 's UK debut — is peppered with punky teenage licks and festering grungy rumbles , yet just as one expects lyrics concerning death , drinking and corporate rock shagging , Linda hops , hiccups and beams , ‘ Wo n't you let me walk you home from school ? /Can I meet you at the pool ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It would be better to rest them ( if you do not want to call it dropping them ) and hope that the rest from the pressures and tensions of international cricket will make them eager to come back and perform as one expects them . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Well , when you and he are married , miss , as everybody expects . |