Example sentences of "but [pron] expect " in BNC.

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1 The US Seniors ' Tour may outstrip the USPGA Tour in terms of waistlines and average age , but no-one expected its leading money winner to also claim higher earnings .
2 Nearly 30 millimetres of rain was recorded.Flood warnings had been issued … but no-one expected the river to rise so quickly … surging 10 feet above normal levels .
3 But no-one expects a quick rally , and forecasts for 1993 growth range from 0.2 per cent to 2.0 , with underlying inflation ranging from 3.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent , base rates between 4.5 per cent and 6 per cent , and the PSBR anywhere from £40 billion to £55 billion .
4 I , with a mother 's intuition , had suspected that ‘ things ’ were not right but I expected that it was one of those ‘ hiccups ’ … ) not so , I 'm afraid .
5 ‘ And he 's not the most cultural man , but I expect he 'll accept all the same . ’
6 You look a bit more care-worn , but I expect that 's the children . ’
7 But I expect that goes for millions of unnecessary car owners !
8 ‘ I do n't know him , but I expect he comes from somewhere round here , ’ I said .
9 We still have a six-point buffer but I expect us to have to go to the last day of the season . ’
10 But I expect you doubt that too .
11 But I expect there will be copies of the same tune on paper and in peoples ' brains for centuries to come .
12 But I expect you 've heard all about it . ’
13 There was some truth in this but I expect the practice still goes on today .
14 His excuse was forgetfulness but I expect the real reason was lack of funds .
15 ‘ There used to be a load of deer up there , but I expect they ate the buggers during the war .
16 ‘ I could n't , ’ Knocker grunted , ‘ do n't get much call for 'em around here , but I expect the Missus can . ’
17 The girls I knew at COHQ thought he was particularly unattractive , but I expect his own girls applied different criteria .
18 But I expect it is the effects of expatriation .
19 I wo n't be in record-breaking form for the European Championships , but I expect to be competitive .
20 But I expect that you all want to know how I could do it — how I could have walked in and scooped up this yummy young man from the arms of his loving and lawful wife .
21 But I expect no favours from Graham when it comes to team selection and I know they wo n't be offered .
22 ‘ They are a mite blood-thirsty — but I expect he exaggerates . ’
23 She thought more about losing the coal to Mrs Phipps than about Granny , it seemed to me then , but I expect it was the shock that caused her to react in that way .
24 In an ideal world I would have far more bogwood than even the extended budget allows , but I expect this could be remedied over the ensuring months .
25 After all , football left leather behind long ago , but I expect cricketers will be up in arms about this suggestion .
26 But I expect you knew that already . ’
27 Well , maybe they were n't his exact words , but I expect he would have come up with something like that had he been asked for his thoughts on Carter 's ‘ Only Living Boy In New Cross ’ .
28 There are a number of forensic tests to be carried out but I expect to find that the razor was the weapon . ’
29 But I expect many others to work on them after me and analyse them in their turn .
30 Not like being at home of course , not so cosy , but I expect it 's quite interesting .
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